Matute by the Najerilla

Results: 3 records

B1R01: symbol - cross - saltire

Scene Description: a band

B2R01: design element - motifs - garland

LB01: design element - motifs - quatrefoil

Scene Description: two bands of, all around the pedestal base

INFORMATION

FontID: 09028MAT
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Román
Church Patron Saints: St. Romanus
Country Name: Spain
Location: Logroño, La Rioja
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-113, by the Najerilla river
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Described in López de Silanes Valgañón (2000: 136): Romanesque baptismal font of the 13th century; the round basin has two registers of decoration: the upper has saltire crosses while the lower is wider and has a garland with curling leaves; the pedestal base is decorated with two bands of quatrefoil motif.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

López de Silanes Valgañón, F. J. Ignacio, Rutas románicas en La Rioja, Madrid: Encuentro, 2000