Villaverde de Rioja

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UB01: design element - motifs - moulding - 2

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 14695VIL
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-331, near San Millan de la Cogolla, 49 km from Logroño capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery, at the W end of the nave, S side
Date: ca. 1200?
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) as a baptismal font of the late-12th century. Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a baptismal font of ca. 1200, consisting of a plain hemispherical basin raised on a short cylindrical stem with mouldings at both ends, a plain square lower base and a circular plinth; the upper rim of the basin retains two metal staples at opposite ends.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 89 cm*
Basin Total Height: 44 cm*
Height of Base: 33 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 77 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

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