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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-09-06 |
Date |
6 September 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Durham. |
Townland |
Jarrow. |
OSMapRef |
NZ 345655 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
Upper fragment of cross shaft. |
Location |
Durham Cathedral. |
Dimensions |
21cm (8.25'') in height, 28.5cm (11.25'') in width, and 8cm (3.2'') in depth. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: Medium-grained yellow sandstone. |
GeneralDescription |
Upper fragment of cross shaft, dated to first half of the eighth century. |
GeneralDescription |
This fragment has the remains of an inhabited scroll, with a double flat-band moulding forming the frame. The strands are
thick, and terminate in small berry bunches. There are small quadrupeds in each corner. These have their tails turned over
their backs and are gnawing the plant.
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