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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-09-12 |
| Date |
12 September 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Yorkshire, East. |
| Townland |
Levisham. |
| OSMapRef |
SE 883902 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Grave-cover, head half. |
| Location |
St. John's Church, Levisham. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: Medium-grained, yellow sandstone. |
| Dimensions |
head piece, 62.5cm (24.6'') in length, 41.5cm to 35.7cm (16.3'' to 14'') in width, and 14.5cm (5.7'') in depth. |
| GeneralDescription |
Grave-cover in two pieces, dated to the tenth century. This is the head piece. |
| GeneralDescription |
The panel is framed by a very broad, plain, flat perimeter moulding. |
| GeneralDescription |
A serpent-like beast in profile occupies the entire panel. The beast's head is raised, and its jaws are open. The beast does
not have legs, but there are a pair of spirals coming from the chest. Another larger pair of spirals form the tail. The beast
is fettered by a number of loose trailing elements. There is an oval ring around the centre of the beast and a there is a
snake, whose tail is bitten by the beast's fangs.
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