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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-09-16 |
Date |
16 September 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Durham. |
Townland |
Monkwearmouth. |
OSMapRef |
NZ 395585 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
Animal-head terminal. |
Location |
Church at Monkwearmouth. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: Medium-grained, massive yellow sandstone. |
Dimensions |
30cm (11.8'') high, 31cm (12.2'') wide and 18cm (7.1'') thick. |
GeneralDescription |
Animal-head terminal, dated to eighth century. |
GeneralDescription |
The animal-head is three dimensional. It is something between a mammal and a reptile, with a short squared-off snout and a
long slit mouth.
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