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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-09-06 |
| Date |
6 September 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
East Yorkshire |
| Townland |
Hovingham. |
| OSMapRef |
SE 565755 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Shrine Slab. |
| Location |
Church at Hovingham. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: Find-grained, very micaceous, finely bedded, flaggy, yellow to light grey sandstone. |
| Dimensions |
62cm (24.5'') high, 160cm (63'') in width, and 18cm to 11cm (7.1'' to 4.3'') in depth. |
| GeneralDescription |
Shrine slab dated to early ninth century. |
| GeneralDescription |
There is an eight-fold arcade carved on this slab. A flat, plain moulding, runs along the top and sides of this and on the
bottom there is inhabited plant scroll.
|
| GeneralDescription |
The last arch has a standing angel facing left. Its right arm extends behind the pillar to the seated figure in the seventh
arch.
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