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Object type: Part of cross-shaft
Measurements: H. 67 cm (26.5 in); W. 30 > 25 cm (11.75 > 9.75 in); D. 12 > 11 cm (4.75 > 4.25 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained red sandstone (St Bees sandstone)
Plate numbers in printed volume: 76 - 9
Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 59-60
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All four faces of the slab-like shaft carry single panels bounded laterally by a roll moulding.
A (broad): At the top is unidentifiable interlace using median-incised strands, two of them terminating in hanging animal heads, whose tongues, ovoid eyes, and single upper teeth are well marked. Immediately below is an ill-balanced version of turned complete pattern A with cross-joined terminals and median-incised strands.
B (narrow): Three-strand plain plait with median-incised strands.
C (broad): Interlace, a form of half pattern F with outside strand, terminating in the upper left corner in a bird-like head with round eye.
D (narrow): Three-strand plain plait with median-incised strands.
Beckermet school (Introduction, pp. 38–40). The interlace forms on faces A and C are only found in this school, whilst the zoomorphic terminals can be compared with those on Beckermet St John 3 and 4.
