Riosalido / Ryosalido
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25864RIO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (?), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia parroquial de San Martín Obispo, Riosalido
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Church Address: Bo. Riosalido, 64, 19269 Riosalido, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the CM-110, in the municipality and about 11 km N of Sigüenza
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone consisting of a roughly cylindrical basin decorated with a blind arcade of round arches on double columns; the spandrels are decorated with large quatrefoils;the underbowl chamfer appears to be decorated with arch-heads, now very worn. The wooden cover is round, flat and plain; appears modern. The church dates from the 16th century and the font is likely from the same period. A 3-D model of this font by Global Digital Heritage and GDH-Afrika may be seen at Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/medieval-baptismal-font-riosalido-eab4987d59b64f809e0011ac2ffb2c79] [accessed 22 July 2025].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 525971 4553723
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.1344, -2.69056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 8′ 3.84″ N, 2° 41′ 26.02″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]