Horcajo / El Horcajo nr. Lumbreras de Cameros
INFORMATION
FontID: 17233LUM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: Spain
Location: Logroño, La Rioja
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N-111, NE of Lumbraras de Cameros [Coordinates: 42° 7' 23.55" N 2° 35' 49.16" W]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004), who suggests a medieval date for this font, although he notes that it is of difficult dating; the basin is round with tapering sides that are plain except for a sigle quadruped sketched very crudely towards the upper side; raised on a cylindrical stem with a moulding [NB: the lower part of the base is under the flooring; the basin has a single metal staple from the old cover, but at the opposite end there appears to be damage consistent with the removal of one other staple there.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 83 cm*
Basin Total Height: 51 cm*
Height of Base: 25 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 76 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
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