Ucar
Results: 4 records
BBU01: design element - motifs - scotia
Scene Description: with heads and ball motifs in it
BBU02: human figure - head
Scene Description: several, crudely rendered, in the scotia around the upper basin side
BBU03: design element - motifs - ball
Scene Description: several, in the scotia around the upper basin side
LB01: design element - motifs - torus-scotia
INFORMATION
FontID: 08707UCA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Font Location in Church: In the chapel that acts as transept, N side
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 616): Romanesque baptismal font of the 12th century; the upper side of the round basin is decorated with a concave moulding (scotia?) in which appear crude human heads and ball motifs; below it a blind arcade of round arches; the base consists of a short cylindrical stem raised on a lower base decorated with torus-scotia and a plain square plinth.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: four?
Font Shape: round (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?]