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Object type: Fragment of cross-shaft or architectural feature
Measurements: H. 24.5 cm (9.5 in); W. 43 cm (17 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Coarse-grained grey/yellow sandstone,
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 147.769
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 144-145
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A (broad): Perhaps part of the broad face of a shaft or one face of an impost. A fine roll moulding survives on the right framing part of a tree-scroll. Two volutes spring from the straight central stem. The strands are turned twice, the right hand stem possibly having an internal leaf. In the volutes are two pendent compositions of rounded leaves framing a round bud.
The plant forms are similar to other ninth-century types, such as are found at Norham (no. 1) and Escomb (no. 1). The true tree-scroll is also a popular feature of the ninth century. Although weathered, it is possible to see that the scroll was very finely and fluently composed.
