Jaunsaras / Jaunsarás / Jauntsarts

INFORMATION

FontID: 08300JAU

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción

Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary

Country Name: Spain

Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Basaburúa Mayor, Merindad de Pamplona

Font Location in Church: Under the choir

Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view

Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 271) and in Domeño (1992: 157): hemispherical basin ornamented with ribbed pattern; plain cylindrical base; lower base of two volumes: round at top and square lower down.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Number of Pieces: three?

Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992

García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]