Erenchun / Erentxun
Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2011
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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding
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view of font in context
view of church exterior - portal - detail
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17339ERE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés Apóstol, Erenchun
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: Elisalde Auzoa, 11, 01193 Erentxun, Álava, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-3112, in the municipality of Iruraiz-Gauna, 3 km S of Alegría-Dulantzi
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Historical Region: Cuadrilla de Salvatierra
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a totally plain hemispherical basin raised on a moulded circular base. The basin side has been damaged towards the top by a metal staple from the cover lock.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mikel Unanue for his photographs of church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 539513 4740570
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Notes: metal staple on the side of the basin