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Object type: Part of grave-cover [1]
Measurements: L. 58.5 cm (23 in); W. 43 cm (17 in); D. 12.7 cm (5 in)
Stone type: Medium-/coarse-g rained, bedded pinkish sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pls. 201.1135-1136, 202.1137
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 207
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Only one face is carved.
A (top): The slab is outlined with a wavering incised line. In the centre is a cross, type D10, in relief. The two horizontal arms touch the edges of the slab and break through the border. The two strands in each arm form a Stafford Knot at the arm-tip. They then pass through a free ring, and cross at the centre through another free ring. The outline of the cross is punched.
This type of grave-cover or -marker with cross in relief has a long history (see Monkwearmouth 5 and Norham 16). The form of the interlace and the punched outline do not imply an early date.
