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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-07-30 |
Date |
30 July 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Durham |
Townland |
Durham |
OSMapRef |
NZ 275425 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
Cross head (complete). |
Location |
Durham Cathedral. |
Dimensions |
61.5cm (24.5'') high, 67cm (26.25'') wide, and 15.2cm (6'') thick. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: coarse-grained, massive yellow sandstone. |
GeneralDescription |
Complete Cross head, dated to eleventh century. |
GeneralDescription |
In the centre of the head is a figure, facing out, with arms rigidly outstretched. His feet are supported on a foot-rest.
He is wearing a long-sleeved garment, and a short, belted tunic. His hands are under the front legs of two quadrupeds. Their
heads are turning back to bite their tails. They have canine heads. The spaces under the arms of the figure are filled with
a triquetra knot. These knots are enclosed by the feet of the animals joining triangular mouldings with twisted terminals.
The front legs of the animals touch the backs or tails or two crouching winged creatures. Their front legs are folded back
on the shoulder of the central figure and their heads touch above his head. There is a four-strand plain plait dividing this
scene from the upper arm.
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GeneralDescription |
The upper arm has a backwards looking quadruped. |