Muniain in the Valle de la Solana No. 1 / Muniáin

INFORMATION

FontID: 08900MUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the Valle de la Solana, near Aberin, Merindad de Estella
Font Location in Church: In the N side nave
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II*: 44): baptismal font of the 16th century, the basin and base much re-tooled at a later date [cf. Index entries for Muniain Nos. 2-3 for two holy-water stoups of the same period 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

Sigurjónsdóttir, Svava, "Semi-Byzantios dopfuntar. En tolkning grundad på ikonografisk och stilistisk analys. Uppsats för påbyggnadskurs framlagd vid J. Svanbergs seminarium vid konstvet. inst., Stockholms universitet", 1990