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Object type: Grave-marker or architectural feature
Measurements: H. 55 cm (21.5 in); W. 58 cm (22.75 in); D. 16.5 cm (6.5 in)
Stone type: Coarse-grained, massive, micaceous yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 94.505
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 110
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A (broad): A cross of type A2 with a square centre is deeply carved above a rectangular block within a round-headed flat-band moulding. The upright arm does not quite touch the top of the frame but both the horizontal arms cut it. The cross is outlined by a fine roll moulding and in the centre of each terminal is a round `stud' which was ornamented with interlace, too worn now to identify.
This piece may have been part of a rectangular slab, like Jarrow 16 or Monkwearmouth 5, or an elaborate form of a small recumbent grave-stone. The cross, like Monkwearmouth 4, is conceived as a metalwork cross with studs fixing it to its background. The cross shape is typical of the Monkwearmouth/Jarrow sculpture group, although it could be a period type since it is also found in the Lindisfarne and Lichfield Gospels.
