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Object type: Incomplete cross-head
Measurements: H. 22.9 cm (9 in); W. 18.4 cm (7.25 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Medium-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 151.792
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 152
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Only one carved face survives. Head, possibly type B6.
A (broad): A figure of Christ is naked to the waist. His head is haloed and droops to his right.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
The head type with stunted arms almost buried in the block is most likely to be post-Conquest. The small size of the crucifix and the head shape are seen by E. Coatsworth (pers. communication) as post-Conquest.
