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Object type: Part of cross-shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 30 cm (11.8 in); W. 20 cm (7.9 in) D. 17.8 cm (7 in)
Stone type: Coarse-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 24.126-129
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 57
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One carved face only survives; the rest have been chipped back for reuse.
A (broad): Surrounded by a grooved moulding of irregular width is part of a ribbon animal. It has a double-outlined body. Its tail passes under its body, then forms a Stafford Knot and passes across its body to become its tongue. The head is not clear, but there does seem to be one stunted back leg with a three-toed foot.
This ribbon animal has obvious links with Lindisfarne 2, Durham 1, and Tynemouth 1 and 4, and could be derived from a Lindisfarne pattern book (Introduction, p. 29). However, like other pieces here it could reflect the influence of Anglo-Scandinavian motifs.
