Banos de Rioja / Baños de Rioja

Described in Bilbao (1996) as a Romanesque baptismal font of the 13th century. Described 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; raised on a pedestal base. This last source (ibid.) gives the fonts at Baños de Rioja, Santasensio los Cantos, Ojacastro, Ezcaray, Valgañón and Anguta [now at Valgañón] as being of the same tyoe as Santurde de Rioja [cf. Index entry for Santurde de Rioja]. Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as an early-13th century font typical of the area. Noted and illustrated in Rioja Románica [https://www.riojaromanica.com/categorias/pilas-bautismales#] [accessed 8 November 2020]: "Esta pila bautismal tiene una taza semiesférica con un pie cilíndrico. La taza está rematada por un friso con motivos vegetales: unos tallos ondulantes acogen en su interior palmetas. Puede fecharse a comienzos del siglo XIII." The font consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated only with an acanthus vine around the upper basin side; raised on a round pedestal with mouldings. There are damaged areas and repairs on it. Sáenz Rodríguez (ibid.) notes that it may not be by the Oja-Tirón workshop, but a later derivative or inspired work.