Volume 4: South-East England
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Current Display: Selsey 03, Sussex 
Overview
Object type: Fragment
Measurements: H. 15 cm (5.9 in); W. 25 cm (9.8 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Whitish-grey, finely granular limestone, with Chara nucules and a gastropod cast; Tertiary, Eocene, probably Bembridge Formation (Bembridge Limestone), or possibly Solent Formation (Headon Hill limestone)[1]
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 159
Corpus volume reference: Vol 4 p. 172
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Present Location
Incorporated into north face of war memorial base
Evidence for Discovery
Selsey nos. 3-4 discovered by Heron-Allen built into wall of summer house at Grange Farm, Selsey (Heron-Allen 1911)
Church Dedication
St Peter
Present Condition
Badly broken and worn
Description
It is rectangular and heavily weathered, the edges are trimmed. The face is decorated with an irregular interlace.
Discussion
As with Selsey nos. 1 and 2, no function can be suggested for this piece. The flaccid and disorganised nature of the interlace suggests a date late in the pre-Conquest period.
Date
Tenth to eleventh century
References
Heron-Allen 1911, 102 - 3, pl. XXI; Heron-Allen 1935, 34, 37 - 8, pl. on 32; Mee 1937, 331; Aldsworth 1979, 106, fig. 2.2, pl. 2.2; Tweddle 1986b, i, 112, 251 - 2, ii, 458 - 9, iii, pl. 85b; Prior n. d., 19
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