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Object type: Part of shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 30 cm (11.8 in); W. 23 > 21.8 cm (9 > 8.6 in); D. 14.5 > 13 cm (5.7 > 5.1 in)
Stone type: As Otley (All Saints) 1
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 587-90
Corpus volume reference: Vol 8 p. 222-3
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Part of a cross-shaft of almost square section. The carving is crudely incised or very shallow, and the carving encroaches on the uncarved squared edges on every face, so it cannot properly be said to have edge mouldings.
A (broad): The carving here appears to be a crude rendering of a single run of interlace with a bar terminal at top and bottom. Within these terminals is one register of simple pattern F in which the continuation of several strands is slightly offset, rendering the intention less intelligible. The space between the interlace knot and the upper terminal has been rendered as a disconnected strand, adding to the muddled appearance.
B (narrow): A continuous simple twist incorporating two loose rings.
C (broad): Covered with close-packed, irregular interlace.
D (narrow): This face is the most weathered, but appears to have a fairly regular three-cord plait.
This could be part of a shaft similar to Otley 3 and 4.
