The Corpus: Carlisle 04

Volume 2: Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire-North-of-the-Sands

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Current Display: Carlisle 04, Cumberland

Overview

Object type: Part of cross-head

Measurements: H. 42.2 cm (16.5 in); W. 40 cm (15.75 in); D. 15.2 cm (6 in)

Stone type: Coarse-grained yellow sandstone (Carboniferous)

Plate numbers in printed volume: 214 - 17

Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 87

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Present Location

In Fratry of Carlisle Cathedral

Evidence for Discovery

Found, reused as building material, in south wall of Cathedral transept during repairs in 1855 (Purday 1855)

Church Dedication

not known

Present Condition

Good

Description

Hammerhead, with lateral arms of type B6.

A (broad): Cruciform head pattern, type 2b, with central boss in high relief.

B and D (narrow): Plain.

C (broad): At the centre of the head is a flat boss.

Discussion

Though this cross-head uses the cruciform ornament favoured by the spiral-scroll school its lack of decoration distinguishes it from that group. For the head shape see Introduction, p. 31.

Date

Tenth to eleventh century

References

Purday 1855, fig. on 181; Allen 1885, 354; Calverley 1899a, 95, fig. on 94; Collingwood 1899–1901, 324; Collingwood 1901a, 258–9, fig. on 259; Collingwood 1913a, 169–71, fig. 7; Collingwood 1923c, 230; Collingwood 1927a, 91, 95, fig. 116 no. 7; Bailey 1974a, I, 47, 56, 59, II, 78–9, pls.; Bailey 1980, 214

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