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Object type: Animal impost or frieze [1]
Measurements: H. 21.5 cm (8.5 in); W. 29 cm (11.25 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Coarse-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 184.1011
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 190-191
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A (long): An animal in movement is contained at the top within a roll moulding. The base moulding is lost. The head is chipped away but part of the front leg survives. The mane is sketchily indicated by diagonal scratched lines. The body tapers markedly towards the haunches and the tail is hitched up over the back. The shape of the two back legs is now distorted.
This piece has something in common with the other animals, 33-4. It is depicted in motion, is deeply cut, and has traces of undercoating for paint. The stone is different, however, and the finish rougher. Moreover the greater height of this piece seems to place it in a different if related group. The stance but not the scale is in some measure reminiscent of the Monkwearmouth arm-rests (nos. 15a-b), but this beast has perhaps a more Insular appearance than any of the other animals from Hexham in the treatment of the mane and the tapering hips.
