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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-09-13 |
| Date |
13 September 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
North Yorkshire |
| Townland |
Masham. |
| OSMapRef |
SE 225805 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Pillar. |
| Location |
Churchyard at Masham. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: Coarse yellow sandstone. |
| Dimensions |
81'' in height, circumference goes from 81'' to 76''. |
| GeneralDescription |
Pillar, west view, dated to early ninth century. |
| GeneralDescription |
The column has four rows of panels running around it. The top register is thought to be Christ and the Apostles. |
| GeneralDescription |
The second row panels are difficult to identify. One panel is thought to be David and the lion, Old Testament, 1 Sam 17:34
(Hawkes). The panel next to this shows two peacocks (Hawkes). The next one has been identified as David dictating psalms (Hawkes).
The next panel is Samson, Old Testament, Jud 16:30 (Hawkes). There are three other panels.
|
| GeneralDescription |
The third row has four panels of figure subjects and three trees. |
| GeneralDescription |
The fourth row has seven panels of strange beasts. |
