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Object type: Part of socket or church furnishing
Measurements: H. 14 cm (5.5 in); W. 12 cm (4.75 in); D. (incomplete, built in) 7.6 cm (3 in)
Stone type: Medium-/coarse-grained reddened sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 106.576-577
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 121
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The stone round the socket appears to be plain.
A: The short end, which is the most visible, appear originally to have had a lightly grooved moulding, with a deeply cut inner edge, forming a small square panel. Within this is apparently an inscription, probably in Anglo-Saxon capitals:
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Without removing this piece from the wall it is impossible to be sure of its complete shape and hence function. The `inscription' may be only letter-like, but if it really is part of an inscription, it should continue around the other sides of the stone.
