Riofrio del Llano / Riofrío del Llano

INFORMATION

FontID: 16153RIO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Catalina
Church Patron Saints: St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-110, 28 km from Sigüenza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the N aisle
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Medieval / composite
Font Notes:
Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) as a baptismal font of the late 12th or early 13th century, consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a double moulding at the upper rim, and a ribbed pattern down the sides and underbowl; on a later base.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 93 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm* [includes modern base]
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009)]