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Object type: Upper part of cross-shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 32 cm (12.6 in) W. 30 > 28 cm (11.8 > 11 in) D. 15 > 13 cm (6 > 5 in)
Stone type: Well sorted, medium-grained deltaic sandstone with sub-rounded grains. Brownish yellow (10YR 6/6). Some signs that this shaft fragment may have been burnt (slight scorch marks). Saltwick Formation, Aelenian, Middle Jurassic, probably from the scarp slopes of the Hambleton Hills (North Yorkshire Moors) to the east of the site
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 374–7
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 136-137
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A (broad) : The top of the shaft and stump of the neck survive. The edge moulding is plain and broad, the transverse moulding at the top of the panel being slimmer and locked on the corners by a ring. The neck of the cross has a U-bend terminal in median-incised strand. The panel contains the terminals of four-cord plain plait in broad median-incised strand, loosely woven and crudely cut.
B (narrow) : The edge moulding is slightly slimmer and contains a panel of Como-braid twist.
C (broad) : Edge mouldings and locking rings are identical with those on face A. The panel contains six-cord plain plait in broad median-incised strand, tightly woven. Between the locking rings is a horizontal row of three pellets.
D (narrow) : The plain edge moulding has locking rings on the top corners. Mortar conceals the carving of the panel.
This piece belongs to the Allertonshire workshop (Ch. VI, p. 44) and bears its trademark of the locking ring, like Brompton 3 (Ills. 37–40), Kirklevington 2 (Ills. 404–7) and Northallerton 4 (Ills. 668–71). The Como-braid is also in the repertoire of this workshop, like Brompton 6 and Kirklevington 1 (Ills. 48, 401); see no. 4 below. The unit of measure also corresponds, though the cutting falls short of others from the workshop and the median incision of the strand is a surprise.
