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Object type: Architectural fragment(?)
Measurements: H. 15 cm (6 in); W. 14 cm (5.5 in); D. 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
Stone type: Oolitic, poorly sorted limestone with only a few scattered shells up to 6 mm across. Ooliths matrix supported and weather out to give 'aero-chocolate' texture. The carved face appears to be a bedding surface. Bath stone, Chalfield Oolite Formation, Great Oolite Group, Middle Jurassic
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 96
Corpus volume reference: Vol 7 p. 110
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One carved face.
A (broad):A crisply cut median-incised knot with marking-out lines and some paint visible.
C (broad): On the broken back of the piece there is part of a socket hole.
This tiny fragment is an indication of what could have been lost in quality of monuments from the site. Its cutting is precise and delicate, like Gillingham and East Stour (Ills. 65–7, 57–64), and it would most reasonably be seen as architectural.
