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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-06-21 |
Date |
21 June 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Fifeshire |
Townland |
St Andrews |
OSMapRef |
NO 515165 (351500, 716500) |
Area |
Scotland |
GeneralContext |
View of the front of the sarcophagus at St Andrews. |
Location |
in the grounds of St Andrews Cathedral (now in the museum at United College). |
GeneralContext |
Stone Type: Sandstone |
Dimensions |
5'9'' long, 2'11'' wide, and 2'4'' high. |
GeneralDescription |
The sarcophagus at St Andrews is in the shape of a rectangular box. |
GeneralDescription |
In the middle of the panel there is a horseman with a sword in his right hand and a hawk on his left, which is being attacked
by a lion.
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GeneralDescription |
At the top of the panel, to the left of the horesman, there is a large hound chasing a beast of prey, and underneath them
a deer, a monkey-like beast, and another animal, all surrounded by foliage.
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