Santurde de Rioja

Listed in Cobreros (1993) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period. Described and illustrated in López de Silanes Valgañón (2000) as a baptismal font probably of the 13th century, of a type not uncommon in the boundary area of Burgos-La Rioja: a hemispherical basin decorated with a garland around the upper basin side, and with a ribbed pattern around the sides and underbowl; the base is a square pedestal with mouldings. This last source (ibid.) gives the fonts at Baños de Rioja, Santasensio los Cantos, Ojacastro, Ezcaray, Valgañón and Anguta [now at Valgañón]. Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and in the Encilopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) with date to the late 12th century and attribution to the Oja-Tirón workshop. There is a partially visible inscription located between the upper vine decoration on the basin sides and the ribbeed pattern of the underbowl, similar to those found in the fonts at Barbadillo de Herreros, Eterna, Fresneda de la Sierra Tiron and Grañón; unfortunately the date is not visible in this inscription, but it all points to a similar date towards the end of the 12th century. Noted and illustrated in Rioja Románica [https://www.riojaromanica.com/categorias/pilas-bautismales#] [accessed 22 November 2020]: "Esta pila bautismal tiene una taza gallonada sobre un pilar prismático . La parte superior de la taza está bordeada por una inscripción latina bajo un friso de guirnaldas que encierran hojas. Está en un buen estado de conservación y conserva restos de policromía. La inscripción, de la que pueden leerse sólo algunas palabras, hace referencia al pecado original y a la nueva vida que proporciona el Bautismo."