Urdanta nr. Ezcaray

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17237URD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1532?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Ascensión del Señor, Urdanta
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery, W end of the nave, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Ascension of Christ
Church Address: Aldea Urdanta, 32, 26289 Urdanta, La Rioja, Spain
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-417, in the municpality and 5 km SSE of Ezcaray, 4 km E of Zaldierna
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Font Notes:
Described in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) as a baptismal font consisting of a bucket-shaped basin on a short cylindrical base, both plain; similar to the two fonts at Torrecilla en Cameros [cf. Index entries], of a popular design in the Romanesque period but difficult to date, perhaps as late as the 16th century [NB: Sáenz Rodríguez (ibid.) notes that the date 1532 is suggested in Moya Valgañón's Inventario... (t. IV: 169)]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 4679385 501375
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.266667, -2.983333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 16′ 0″ N, 2° 59′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 92 cm*
Basin Total Height: 50 cm*
Height of Base: 22 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 72 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]

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, p. 310