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Object type: Part of cross-shaft
Measurements: H. 25.4 cm (10 in); W. 19 cm (7.5 in); D. 10.2 cm (4 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) grit; Millstone Grit, Namurian, Upper Carboniferous; reused Roman ashlar, originally from Hetchell Crag (Thorner) or Otley areas (see Fig. 5).
Plate numbers in printed volume: 377-380
Corpus volume reference: Vol 3 p. 112-113
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A (broad): The edge moulding is flat and plain and continues across the base. Within it is a continuous run of large, irregular pellets, framing a short run of four-strand plain plait, using broad, median-incised strands. At the top left the pattern is bungled, forming an unpinned loop.
B and D (narrow): Plain.
C (broad): Damaged at both lower corners. The ornament is exactly as on face A.
This is unambitious work, and belongs to the York Plait and Pellet Group (see Chap. 10). The ornamental repertoire is repeated throughout the group and all are cut from gritty sandstone. The interlace forms suggest the Anglo-Scandinavian period.
