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Object type: Part of round-headed grave-marker [1]
Measurements: H. 15.9 cm (6.25 in); W. 21.5 cm (8.5 in); D. 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
Stone type: Fine-grained red sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 201.1129
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 205
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Only one face is carved.
A (broad): Surrounded by a single-incised frame. The semi-circular cross-base (type F1) is double-incised and encloses two triquetra knots. Above is the stem of a median-incised cross with a foot of type F1. Between this lower arm and the base, in both quadrants, is a large well spaced inscription in Anglo-Saxon capitals:
[ED] II [E —]
HA II RD
Peers's interpretation of this as the masculine Old English personal name Ethelhard is plausible.
The lettering is in elaborate Lindisfarne display script, and this combined with the relief ornament of the foot and the simple incised border may make it late in the series.
