Irache / Iratxe
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BBU01: design element - motifs - torus-scotia-torus
INFORMATION
FontID: 10757IRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Monasterio de Santa María la Real
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: In the Merindad de Estela, west of Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century
Font Notes:
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There is no information available on the original baptismal font of the 12th-century church. The present font consists of a hemispherical basin decorated at the upper sides with a torus-scotia-torus combination, raised on a dodecagonal (?) base and standing on a two-step plinth. The font appears of a later date, perhaps of the 16th century, the date of the Plateresque cloister, or even of the 17th century, to match the Herrera-style western tower
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Miguel Martínez, Angel de, Monasterio de Irache: a la sombra de Montejurra, León: Edilesa, 2003