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Object type: Grave-cover
Measurements: H. 71.1 cm (28 in) W. 33.2 cm (13.1 in) D. Built in
Stone type: Well sorted, fine-grained ferruginous deltaic sandstone with a little mica and alkali feldspar. Yellowish brown (10YR 5/6). Stone provenance as Crathorne 1 (All Saints)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 128
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 85-86
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Part of a grave-cover, only one side visible.
A (broad) : The remaining unbroken edges of this rectangular slab are bevelled, the upper being incised with a crude zig-zag pattern. The edge moulding is cabled, but is very worn on the left. Roughly central to the slab is an incised free-armed cross-head, type B1, set on a tapering shaft. The head and shaft are double outlined. The interior of the shaft and the lateral arms of the cross-head are decorated by a lightly incised step pattern. In the upper right-hand corner above the cross is a triquetra knot carved in relief.
Grave-slabs with simple incised crosses are difficult to date, but the form of this monument with bevelled edges points to a late date and the nature of the ornament supports this. The step patterns, triquetrae, and zig-zags are common Anglo-Scandinavian motifs.
