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| RecordAuthor | Máirín Mac Carron |
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| ISODate | 2002-09-17 |
| Date | 17 September 2002 |
| PictureCredit | Jane Hawkes |
| County | East Yorkshire |
| Townland | Nunburnholme. |
| OSMapRef | SE 855485 |
| Area | England |
| GeneralContext | Cross shaft in two pieces, lower piece, east. |
| Location | Church at Nunburnholme. |
| GeneralContext | Stone type: Fine-grained, dolomitic, white limestone. |
| Dimensions | upper piece, 76.4cm (30") high, 28.2cm to 31.6cm (11" to 12.5") wide, and 17cm to 29.5cm (6.75" to 11.5") in depth. Lower piece, 84.5cm (33.25") high, 34.7cm to 38.4cm (13.7" to 15") wide, and 30cm to 30.5cm (11.75" to 12") in depth. |
| GeneralDescription | Cross shaft in two pieces, dated to late ninth century or early tenth century. Lower piece, east view. |
| GeneralDescription | The edge mouldings of the lower piece are broad and flat. |
| GeneralDescription | In this panel there are the remains of a large figure, its head is gone. There are two long-tailed birds, with missing heads, perching on its round shoulders. The lower part of his body and legs are enclosed in a rectangular frame. The figure's cupped hands enclose the scalps of two smaller figures below him. These are both looking out, and their hands are grasping the vertical lines of the rectangular frame. This has been identified as a Crucifixion scene. |
