Muzquiz / Múzquiz
INFORMATION
FontID: 08549MUZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín [orifinally from the old church, now disappeared]
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Imoz/Imotz, Merindad de Pamplona
Font Location in Church: In the new [1922] church, under the choir
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 14) as a crudely rendered 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.
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?]