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Object type: Part of chamfered impost
Measurements: H. of baluster face 10 cm (4 in); H. of soffit face 7 cm (2.75 in); W. 21 cm (8.5 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Coarse-grained, massive red/yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 218.1238
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 224
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Only one face is visible.
A (long): The upper face is surrounded by roll mouldings and contains the remains of eight balusters with raised mouldings at top and bottom. On the soffit face is a design of interlocking triangles and diamonds with pelleted centres. There is some trace of what seems to be the base for paint (see Hexham 20, 33–4).
Despite the difference in size imposts 3 and 4 might both have been used in a single arch, possibly the arch of the sanctuary. There is a close relationship in the style of triplets of balusters with Hexham 23-7 and a variant of the diamond pattern is also found on Hexham 34. Nevertheless, the sharply chamfered form could be later than the block-sectioned imposts of Hexham and Jarrow, and probably resembles the original arch at Ledsham, Yorkshire (Cramp 1974, pl. 13B). However, the spiral ornament of 3 is unique in sculpture.
