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Object type: Coped grave-cover [1]
Measurements: L. 148 cm (58.25 in); W. 46.5 cm (18.3 in); D. 26 cm (10.25 in)
Stone type: Coarse-grained, white (10YR 8/2–8/4) fossiliferous limestone, with Liostrea; top beds, Hildenley Limestone, Coralline Oolite Formation, Middle Oxfordian, Upper Jurassic; from Hildenley, near Malton (see Fig. 5)
Plate numbers in printed volume: 182-185
Corpus volume reference: Vol 3 p. 76-77
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A simple plain coped grave-cover with truncated ends and vertical sides. The pitch is shallow. The roof has a slight curve.
There is no diagnostic ornament. It could be a reused Roman coffin lid. Its archaeological context testifies to its date.
1. All the pieces from the Minster were discovered as a result of the excavations of 1966-71 by H. Ramm and D. Phillips. They are to be published as a handlist, together with a critical essay, in the forthcoming Royal Commission volume on the excavations. That publication will provide the finer detail of their archaeological contexts, both in a table, and in a description of the excavation of the south transept cemetery.
The following are general references to the stones: Wilson 1978, 142; Hall 1980b, 7, 21; Lang 1988b, 8, 12; Lang 1989, 5.
