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Object type: Fragment of hogback [1]
Measurements: L. 28.4 cm (11.25 in); W. 30.5 cm (12 in); D. 26.5 cm (10.5 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, slightly micaceous, very pale brown (10YR 8/4) sandstone; see no. 2.
Plate numbers in printed volume: 760-761,763
Corpus volume reference: Vol 3 p. 200-201
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The fragment consists of the head of an end beast, whose section is roughly semicircular. The jowl is flat and bill-like. The brow is a raised band with deeply incised oval eyes cut in double rings. The ears are pointed and have raised rims. The side of the head displays large open jaws with a tightly coiled tongue with a leaf-shaped terminal. Both jaws have fangs at the front and the upper jaw has five teeth in both jaws.
This is a type e, dragonesque hogback, a characteristic version for eastern Yorkshire. The broad, flat jowl resembles those at Ellerburn 9 (Ill. 441), and Lythe, near Whitby, North Riding. The coiled tongue may be compared with one of the Levisham dragons (e.g. no. 2; Il. 635).
