Iribas No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 08679IRI

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista

Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist

Country Name: Spain

Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Directions to Site: Located in the valley and municipality of Larraun, Merindad de Pamplona

Font Location in Church: In the N side, opposite the door

Century and Period: 13th century (early), Early Gothic

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 239): early-Gothic baptismal font of the early 13th century; hemispherical basin raised on a short cylindrical pedestal base and a circular lower base. [cf. Index entry for Iribas No. 2 for a medieval holy-water stoup in this church]

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?]