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Object type: Possibly part of cross-shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 22.3 cm (8.75 in); W. 14 cm (5.5 in); D. 14 cm (5.5 in)
Stone type: Medium-/coarse-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 176.933-936
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 178
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Only one carved face survives. A single roll moulding on the left borders one complete and one incomplete volute. The scroll appears to be of the interlaced medallion type with heavy plain nodes. From these sprout a volute which encloses a single rosette berry bunch and a triangular leaf-bud, which fill the space between the volute. No other leaves survive.
The heavy strands, the angular leaf-buds and the punched and chiselled technique, which leaves very little reserved background, has some similarity with 12. It is, however, impossible with such a small fragment to relate it categorically to 12. The scroll is clearly more schematic than 3, and could be later than 12.
