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| RecordAuthor | Máirín Mac Carron |
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| ISODate | 2002-07-30 |
| Date | 30 July 2002 |
| PictureCredit | Jane Hawkes |
| County | Durham |
| Townland | Durham |
| OSMapRef | NZ 275425 |
| Area | England |
| GeneralContext | Cross head fragment. |
| Location | Durham Cathedral. |
| Dimensions | 34.5cm (13.25'') high, 84.5cm (33.25'') wide, and 16cm (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 is a baptism scene, enclosed in a roll moulding. The figure in the centre is holding up a long-handled object with a circular end in his left hand. The figure on the right bends in front of him, in a praying position. The figure on the left has a halo and his hands are clasped in front of his stomach. Between him and the central figure is a free roundel. |
| GeneralDescription | On the left arm there are two figures. The one on the left has an exaggerated right shoulder and is holding a shafted cross in his right hand. The figure on the right is holding a book. There is a triangular feature in relief between the inner figure and the roundel. |
| GeneralDescription | The right arm is a mirror image of the left arm. |