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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-07-26 |
Date |
26 July 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Durham |
Townland |
Durham |
OSMapRef |
NZ 275425 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
Cross head fragment. |
Location |
Durham Cathedral. |
Dimensions |
64cm (25.25'') high, 84.5cm (33.25'') wide, and 15.9cm (6.25'') thick. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: coarse-grained, massive yellow/grey sandstone. |
GeneralDescription |
Cross head fragment, dated to second quarter of eleventh century. |
GeneralDescription |
In the centre of the cross head there is what seems to be a baptism scene. The figure in the centre is holding up a long-handled
object with a circular end in his left hand. To the right, bending in front of him is a side-facing figure, whose hand is
held below his chin as though he is praying. On the left there is a three-quarter frontal figure who is holding a book in
his right hand.
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GeneralDescription |
On the upper arm there is a bird on a perch. Its wings are displayed and its tail is prominently fanned. Its head is turned
to the left, and it may have something in its beak. There is a detached human head to the right of its head, and an angular
crescent to the left.
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GeneralDescription |
On the left arm there are two frontal figures. The one on the left has an exaggerated right shoulder, and in his right hand
is holding a shafted cross. He has a book in his left hand. To the right there is a smaller, more indistinct, figure, who
is holding a book in both hands. The right arm is a mirror image of the left, except for an additional triangular feature
in relief between the inner figure and the roundel.
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