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Object type: Cross-arm fragment [1]
Measurements: H. 16.3 cm (6.4 in) W. 17 cm (6.7 in) D. 13.6 cm (5.3 in)
Stone type: Fine- to medium-grained feldspathic deltaic sandstone, with prominent bedding planes parallel to the cut face (brownish yellow, 10YR 6/6); main stone colour white (10YR 8/2) to light grey (10YR 7/2). Stone provenance as Kirkby In Cleveland 1 (St Augustine)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 394–5
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 140-141
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Possibly part of a wheel-head, as there is the stump of a ring standing proud from one edge. Carving survives on one face only.
A (broad) : The straight sides of the splayed arm have a plain edge moulding (1 inch wide), with the aforementioned stump of a ring on the upper edge.1 Within the panel is a foliate pattern in thin strand and possibly a broad leaf.
B, C and D: Broken.
The ring stump indicates a tenth-century date, yet the foliate decoration is untypical of Anglo-Scandinavian taste in the region. So little remains of the ornament that it is difficult to attribute a date based on style, but it could be a product of the eleventh century.
