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Object type: Cross-base
Measurements: L. 68.6 cm (27 in) W. 61 cm (24 in) H. 45.7 cm (18 in) Socket: L. 22.9 cm (9 in) W. 20.3 cm (8 in) D. 10.2 cm (4 in)
Stone type: Fine-grained deltaic sandstone with sub-angular grains, poorly sorted with some mica. Very pale brown (10YR 7/3). Stone provenance as Barningham 2
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 1138
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 277
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Rectangular; the socket hole is set across the oblong plan. There is no ornament except for possible traces of mouldings on the upper surface.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
Undecorated cross-bases like this are difficult to date.
