Osacar / Osácar

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

Scene Description: all around

LB01: animal - bird

Scene Description: several on the capital-shaped part of the stem

LB02: design element - motifs - roll moulding - 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 08671OSA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cristóbal
Church Patron Saints: St. Christopher
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located on the NA4221, in the municipality of Juslapeña, 17 km N of Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Under the choir
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-): Romanesque baptismal font, probably of the early 13th century, the date of the medieval church; hemispherical basin ornamented with round arches and raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, the latter decorated with two roll mouldings and ending up at the top on a capital shape with avian motifs. [NB: the CMdeN mentions a holy-water stoup by the door but not its date -- not listed]. Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)] with date probably in the 13th century.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 80 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 86 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [measurements a/p the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008) -- this source warns that the lower base may be partly hidden into the late flooring and that the height as given may be misleading]]

REFERENCES

Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]