Olaz de Egues / Olaz de Egüés / Olaz Txipia
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design element - patterns - striated
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08350OLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Font Location in Church: inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Calle las Eras, 3, 31620 Olaz, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 29 24 05
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the PA-30, in the municipality and valley of Egüés, 5 km E of Pamplona city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 236) and in Domeño (1992: 167): medieval baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin; square pedestal base ornamented with striated pattern at the angles and star symbols on the sides; circular plinth. The font has a plain wooden cover hinged about 2/3 back; a chain is hooked to the side of the basin.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Javier Torrens, of Pamplona, Spain, for the images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 615352 4741854
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.820556, -1.588889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 14″ N, 1° 35′ 20″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: plain wooden lid
REFERENCES
- Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 167
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 236