Zabaldica No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 08538ZAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban
Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the valley and municipality of Esteríbar, Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Location in Church: Under the choir
Century and Period: 13th century (early), Late Romanesque / Early Gothic?
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. IV*: 396) and in Domeño (1992: 183): medieval baptismal font probably of the time of the church, i.e., the early 13th century; hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base and a circular lower base/plinth, all plain.

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?]