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Object type: Incomplete cross-shaft
Measurements: H.55.9 cm (22 in); W. 22.9 cm (9 in); D. Built in.
Stone type: Medium-/coarse-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 11.33
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 44
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Only one face is visible.
A (broad): Two panels are surrounded by a flat-band moulding. (i) The moulding steps in around the feet of two figures. They are broken off above the shoulders, but appear to be block-like with one common arm. Their hands are clasped in front of them. They wear double-outlined tunics reaching to their knees, with grooved folds. Their feet are frontal. (ii) Two figures have lumpy haloes joined in the centre and terminated in a loose end. Their faces are wedge-shaped with lightly incised features. Their shoulders are carved in one block and they have an arm in common. The one on the left may be clutching a book; the one on the right clasps his hands in front of him. They appear to have girdles which penetrate both their bodies. Their dress is as on i.
This shaft seems to be a development of 1, but is more influenced by Anglo-Scandinavian art styles. The figures linked together in a block are like Gainford 1 and 3. The penetration of the bodies by a girdle, and the way in which the moulding steps in around the feet to groove out the outline are like a tenth-century shaft from York minster (Bailey 1980, pl. 10).
