Volterra - Baptistery

Opposite the facade of the cathedral in Volterra is the baptistery, a two story building on an octoganal plan erected in the 13th century but subsequently much altered. The side facing the cathedral is clad with bands of white and green marble and has a Romanesque doorway with figural decoration. The interior, roofed with an early 16th century dome, is plain. There is a beautiful font by Andrea Sansovino (1502) carved with reliefs.