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Object type: Part of grave-cover
Measurements: L. 34.5 cm (13.6 in); W. 30.5 cm (12 in); D. 10 cm (4 in)
Stone type: Medium- to coarse-grained, feldspathic, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) grit; see no. 1.
Plate numbers in printed volume: 237-240
Corpus volume reference: Vol 3 p. 87
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Only the upper face is decorated.
A (top): There is a broad, plain edge moulding, wider on the end than on the side. Within it is an inch wide inner plain moulding. The panel contained a winged beast facing the centre of the stone, the only features now remaining being the head with small pricked ear and incised elliptical eye, and a mane of three tendril locks. The wing points downwards at an angle.
The animal is from the same template as some of the York Minster series, and the slab from St Mary's Abbey (Ills. 361–4). It is typical of the York Metropolitan School, and is rarely found outside the city, though it evolved from Anglian animal ornament in Wharfedale, West Riding. (See Chap. 9).
