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Object type: Panel from cross-shaft collar
Measurements: H. c.20 cm (7.9 in); W. c.40 cm (15.8 in); D. unknown
Stone type: Oolite, shelly, sparry matrix supported, very pale orange (10YR 8/2. Ooliths range in size from 0.4 to 1.0 mm and most are hollow. The shell debris up to 5 mm in size, probably mainly bivalves but one gastropod seen. Signs of an original paint cover. Probably Cleeve Cloud Member, Birdlip Limestone Formation, Middle Jurassic.
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 566, 569, 792-3, Fig. 25O
Corpus volume reference: Vol 10 p. 317
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Panel with carving of dog facing right. Part of the collar of a cross-shaft (see no. 1 above). The dog, like that on no. 2, is carved in high relief on a rectangular panel. The animal's body is outlined with a narrow flat border and covered with overlapping rows of fur which are either more worn or not quite so well defined as on no. 2. The tail is quite long and very tightly curled. The head is small and angular. The ears may have been lost or may be laid flat back, and the eyes appear as bulges on the front of the creature's face. The jaws are long and narrow and the mouth is open. There are no incised grooves on the muzzle, but there is a small, round nostril. The creature seems to be wearing a narrow collar covered with round, hollow-centred studs. The legs are short and the three-toed feet are very large. As on no. 2, the two legs on the 'far side' of the animal are carved in lower relief that the nearer legs, so emphasising the three-dimensional nature of the carving. The 'background' legs are outlined, but carry no swags of long fur.
See Wroxeter St Andrew 1.
