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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-06-21 |
| Date |
21 June 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Fifeshire |
| Townland |
St Andrews |
| OSMapRef |
NO 515165 (351500, 716500) |
| Area |
Scotland |
| GeneralContext |
View of the front of the sarcophagus at St Andrews, detail of the griffin and deer. |
| Location |
in the grounds of St Andrews Cathedral (now in the museum at United College). |
| GeneralContext |
Stone Type: Sandstone |
| Dimensions |
5'9'' long, 2'11'' wide, and 2'4'' high. |
| GeneralDescription |
The sarcophagus at St Andrews is in the shape of a rectangular box. |
| GeneralDescription |
This is a griffin on the back of a deer; the deer is being seized by the neck. |
| GeneralDescription |
To the left of the griffin, on the bottom there is man holding a spear in his right hand, and a shield of peculiar shape.
In front of him (on the left) there is a deer, a dog, a beast of prey, and another dog of fox. This is thought to be a hunt
scene.
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