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Object type: Fragment
Measurements: H. 17 cm (6.75 in); W. 14 cm (5.5 in); D. 10 cm (4 in)
Stone type: Greyish orange pink (5YR 7/2), moderately to well sorted, clast-supported, quartz sandstone. The sub-angular to sub-rounded clasts mostly vary from 0.2 to 0.5 mm, but are dominantly 0.3 to 0.4 mm across, with a few scattered clasts up to 0.6 mm across. The clasts are dominantly quartz, but pinkish feldspars and a few flakes of white mica are present. Helsby Sandstone Formation, Sherwood Sandstone Group, Triassic (C.R.B.)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 323–4
Corpus volume reference: Vol 13 p. 214
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A (broad): The remains of a wide, apparently flat, moulding survives on the left edge of the stone; to the right of this are two to three strands of flat band interlace but any further carving has been lost in the damage sustained.
D (narrow): Apparently finely dressed over most of the surface but with fragments of mortar adhering
B (narrow) and C (broad): Broken
Although this is a fragmentary and much damaged piece, the remains of the edge moulding on A suggest it may once have been part of a cross-shaft that incorporated well-executed interlace patterning in its decorative repertoire. Too little survives, however, to suggest a date for the production of this monument.
