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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-07-30 |
Date |
30 July 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Durham |
Townland |
Durham |
OSMapRef |
NZ 275425 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
Cross head fragment. |
Location |
Durham Cathedral. |
Dimensions |
34.5cm (13.25'') high, 84.5cm (33.25'') wide, and 16cm (6.25'') thick. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: coarse-grained, massive yellow/grey sandstone. |
GeneralDescription |
Cross head fragment, dated to second quarter of eleventh century. |
GeneralDescription |
In the centre is a baptism scene, enclosed in a roll moulding. The figure in the centre is holding up a long-handled object
with a circular end in his left hand. The figure on the right bends in front of him, in a praying position. The figure on
the left has a halo and his hands are clasped in front of his stomach. Between him and the central figure is a free roundel.
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GeneralDescription |
On the left arm there are two figures. The one on the left has an exaggerated right shoulder and is holding a shafted cross
in his right hand. The figure on the right is holding a book. There is a triangular feature in relief between the inner figure
and the roundel.
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GeneralDescription |
The right arm is a mirror image of the left arm. |