Urtasun

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08517ORT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Urtasun
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. la Asunción, 20, 31639 Urtasun, Navarra, Spain --Tel.: +34 629 93 81 33
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-138, in the valley and municipality of Esteríbar, Merindad de Sangüesa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. IV*: 392) as a baptismal font probably of the 13th century; described in Domeño (1992: 181); large hemispherical basin ornamented with ball motif around the underbowl; the same motif appears on the lower end of the cylindrical pedestal base; the round lower base is plain. [NB: a holy-water stoup in the same church, S side, appears to be Baroque, to judge by the ornate foliage decoration on the base, although the basin itself is plain]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 621047 4757866
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.963824, -1.515796
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 57′ 49.76″ N, 1° 30′ 56.87″ W

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, p. 44, 181
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 392