Muniain de la Solana No. 1 / Muniáin / Muniain Iguzkitza

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08900MUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Muniáin
Font Location in Church: In the N side nave
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 31264 Muniáin de la Solana, Navarre, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 55 19 94
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off te NA-6115, in the Valle de la Solana, just S of Estella, about 40 km SW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Additional Comments: recycled font: both the basin and base have been re-tooled at a later date
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]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 581013 4719155
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.620582, -2.012132
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 37′ 14.09″ N, 2° 0′ 43.67″ W

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, vol. II*: 44