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Object type: Fragment of cross-shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 24 cm (9.5 in); W. 22.8 cm (9 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Coarse-grained, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) sandstone; see no. 1?
Plate numbers in printed volume: 813
Corpus volume reference: Vol 3 p. 211
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Only one face is visible.
?A (broad): The broad, flat edge moulding is broken but may have been double. Within it are two ribbon bands, one much thinner than the other (contra Collingwood 1907, fig. e on 387), locked in a Carrick Bend. The thinner strand is median-incised.
This nicely balanced interlace is unlike any other in the region. The two thicknesses of strand are unique. The layout is fairly open and in no way resembles the close fettering of the Ryedale beasts. The planes of the strands are inclined towards the crossings. In view of the local tradition of Ryedale bound beasts (cf. nos. 3–5), it is possible that the panel contains a fragment of ribbon animal ornament (pers. comm. R. J. Cramp).
