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Object type: Part of cross-shaft
Measurements: H. 45.5 cm (17.75 in); W. 34 > 30.5 cm (13.5 > 12 in); D. 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
Stone type: Fine-grained yellow sandstone (Carboniferous)
Plate numbers in printed volume: 133 - 6
Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 75
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Rectangular cross-shaft. The incomplete single panels on all four faces are bordered by a roll moulding.
A (broad): Interlace formed of broad flat double-incised strands: a free ring crossed by long diagonals and simple pattern E terminal.
B (narrow): A single row of simple pattern E knots, irregularly set out, using median-incised strands; drilled holes emphasize the crossing points.
C (broad): An angular eight-strand plain plait, formed with flat median-incised strands, is linked by a single strand to a free ring crossed by long diagonals above. There are traces of double-incision on the strands of the ring-twist.
D (narrow): Three-strand plain plait with median-incised strands.
Beckermet school (Introduction, pp. 38–40).
