Azpilgoeta in Mendaro / Mendaro

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R01: design element - motifs - roll moulding

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view of base

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view of basin - interior

Scene Description: notice the cemented drain hole
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view of basin and cover

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view of font

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view of font in context

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INFORMATION

FontID: 14341MEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Azpilgoeta Auzoa, 20850 Mendaro, Guipúzcoa / Gipuzkoa, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guipúzcoa / Gipuzkoa, País Vasco / Euskadi
Directions to Site: Located In the barrio de Azpilgoeta, one of three in Mendaro, near Deva/Deba; it is located on the left banks of the river
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de San Sebastian formerly in the Diocesis de Calahorra ]
Historical Region: Bajo Deva / Debabarrena
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century / 17th century, Late Gothic? / Renaissance?
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mikel Unanue for the photographs of this font
Church Notes: the church here is documented in 1146 -- although separated less than 1 km Garagarza's church belongs to the docesis of Pamplona, while Azpilgoeta / Mendaro belong to that of Calahorra
Font Notes:
Baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin with only a roll moulding at the upper rim as decoration; raised on a square pedestal base with slightly splaying lower base. Flat wooden cover hinged at 2/3 approximately; modern.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 550059 4788762

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: the drain has been blocked with cement (?)
Diameter (inside rim): 85 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 98 cm*
Basin Total Height: 45 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Mikel Unanue [NB: the diameters may be incorrect, as the rim appears thicker than the resulting 6-7 cm]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]