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Object type: Lower part of grave-marker
Measurements: H. 24 cm (9.5 in); W. 32 cm (12.5 in); D. 10.5 cm (4.5 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, massive, micaceous sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Fig. 14; Pl. 94.506-509
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 110
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A (broad): Edged by a flat-band moulding is the lower part of a relief cross, type A2. Probably the upright had a second square on the stem, and a squared centre as nos. 10 and 16a (Fig. 14). On either side of it is the remains of an inscription, the language of which is uncertain. It is in plain Anglo-Saxon capitals without serifs:
DIV II R[—]
B-D: The sides and back have been dressed smooth, but are not carved save for the edge moulding, which continues round the sides.
The right-hand side of the inscription may have been obliterated intentionally. It is possible that it was never completed. Because of the fragmentary nature of this stone and the damage to the inscription, it is not possible to relate it very closely to other inscribed grave-markers from Jarrow. However, the cross type is the same as 10 and 11 and the letter forms conform to the distinctive Jarrow capital type.
