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Object type: Part of cross-arm
Measurements: H. 19 cm (7.5 in); W. 30 cm (11.8 in); D. 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
Stone type: Sandstone, pale yellow-buff (dirty), medium to coarse grained, quartzose and quartz cemented. Carboniferous (Millstone Grit Group). [G.L.]
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 42-5
Corpus volume reference: Vol 8 p. 92
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One end of a cross-arm of type E11. The fragment is carved in a humped technique, including the moulding around the edge and the interlacing strands. Because of the humped technique, there is a creditable attempt at an illusion of interlace for some strands, but this cannot hide the fact that this is essentially 'stopped-plait' and the patterns on both faces are not logical.
A (broad): The pattern on this face looks like a mismanaged Stafford Knot (simple pattern E). The strands are broad and space-filling.
B (narrow): Broken away
C (broad): A single strand on the left laces into a single large loop.
D (narrow) and E (top): Plain
The style of carving, the illusion rather than the reality of interlace, and the form of the curved and expanded cross-arm all suggest a late date.
