Oroquieta
INFORMATION
FontID: 08607ORO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Tiburcio
Church Patron Saints: St. Tiburtius
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Basaburúa Mayor, Merindad de Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Under the choir
Century and Period: 16th century[basin only] [composite font]
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 273): baptismal font of a composite nature: the hemispherical basin, ornamented with ribbed pattern, is the original one, dated to the 16th century, but the base and lower base are of a later date.
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?]