Muruzabal de Valdizarbe / Muruzábal de Valdizarbe

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Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2005

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view of font and cover

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2005
Image Source: Digital photograph from Javier Torrens
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design element - motifs - rope moulding

Scene Description: traces of it
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2005
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph by Javier Torrens
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design element - motifs - diamond or lozenge

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2005
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph by Javier Torrens
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design element - motifs - ball

Scene Description: several
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2005
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph by Javier Torrens
Copyright Instructions: Permission received

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08684MUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early)
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban Muruzábal de Valdizarbe
Font Location in Church: In the centre of the Capilla del Escolar, o de San Juan Bautista, in the N side of the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: Pl. San Esteban, 3, 31152 Muruzábal, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 34 45 86
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-6062, in Valdizarbe, 2-3 km ENE of Obanos, 26 km SE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 315): baptismal font of the early 16th century; the basin is hemispherical is decorated with ball and romboid motif on the sides, and there are traces left of the upper side rope moulding; the base is described as a short cylindrical pedestal, modern; the lower base is square, in two blocks that may be of different origin and periods. The flat wooden cover is modern; it is hinged in the middle. The upper basin end is braced with a metal reinforcement ring. The sides of the basin and the stem of the base bear traces of paint.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Javier Torrens, of Pamplona, Spain, for the photograph of this font

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.683333, -1.766667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 41' 0.0" N, 1° 46' 0.0" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat, hinged in the middle

REFERENCES

  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V**: 315