Bergasa

INFORMATION

FontID: 14632BER
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Logroño, La Rioja
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-483, 43 km from Logroño capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel, at the W end of the nave, S side, beneath the gallery
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a baptismal font of a type common in the area: short cylindrical basin sides with a tall underbowl chamfer, raised on a plain round pedestal base; the general type was made from the Romanesque to the 16th century, so it is of uncertain date.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 88 cm*
Basin Total Height: 38 cm*
Height of Base: 50 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 88 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: the upper rim has two metal staples at opposite ends of the basin

REFERENCES

Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en la Rioja, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008
Sáenz Rodríguez, Minerva, "Las pilas bautismales del arte románico en la Rioja", Arte medieval en la Rioja: prerrománico y románico. VIII Jornadas de arte y patrimonio regional, Logroño: Instituto de Estudios Riojanos, 2004