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INFORMATION
Font ID: 08549MUZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Músquiz
Font Location in Church: In the new [1922] church, under the choir
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Previous Font Location(s): originally from the old church, now disappeared
Church Address: 31867 Músquiz / Muskitz, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-4120, in the municipality of Imoz/Imotz, 20-25 km NNW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Additional Comments: re-cycled font (originally from the disappeared church)
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 14) as a baptismal font probably of the medieval period; it consists of a large hemispherical basin decorated with ribbed pattern raised on a short prismatical base and a square lower base/plinth. According to the same source, the font is originally from the old church that was replaced by the present one in 1922.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 602060 4754479
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.936111, -1.749167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 56′ 10″ N, 1° 44′ 57″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V**: 14