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Object type: Baluster shaft fragment
Measurements: H. 15 cm (6 in); Diameter 23 cm (9 in)
Stone type: Hartlepool and Roker dolomite
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 76.381
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 91
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Fragment of a baluster shaft with five concentric grooves, lathe-turned.
The turning on this fragment is very fine. It seems to be a more elaborate piece than Hart 11, and nearer to the fine early work of Monkwearmouth (Introduction, pp. 24-5).