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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-07-12 |
Date |
12 July 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Derbyshire |
Townland |
Bakewell |
OSMapRef |
SK 215685 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
East Cross, east view, upper half. |
Location |
In the churchyard at Bakewell. |
Dimensions |
8' high, by 21'' wide, and 15'' thick. |
GeneralDescription |
East Cross, east view. |
GeneralDescription |
This cross is dated to the late eighth century. |
GeneralDescription |
The wide panel at the top of the shaft has a scene which is thought to be the entry of Christ into Jerusalem (?) by some commentators
(New Testament, Matt 21:1; Mark 11:7; Luke 19:35; John 12:14).
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GeneralDescription |
Below this scene there is vine-scroll with a little animal at the top, and this fills the lower part of the shaft. The fruit
of the vine is a cluster of berries, and the vine-scroll is single and unrolled in massive spirals.
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