Villanueva de Arce
Results: 2 records
LB01: design element - motifs - ball
Scene Description: a row
design element - motifs - ball
Scene Description: a row of the botom of the stem
INFORMATION
FontID: 08522VIL
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the valley and municipality of Arce, Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side of the nave
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. IV*: 126) and in Domeño (1992: 182) as a medieval baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin raised on a polygonal pedestal decorated with a row of ball motif at top and bottom. The lower base or plinth is a recycled piece.
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?]