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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-09-26 |
Date |
26 September 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Hampshire |
Townland |
Whitchurch |
OSMapRef |
SO 565495 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
Grave-cover fragment (memorial headstone to Frithburga). |
Location |
Church at Whitchurch. |
Dimensions |
22.5'' in height, 20'' in width, and 11'' in thickness at the base, 7'' in thickness at the top. |
GeneralDescription |
Grave-cover fragment (memorial headstone to Frithburga), dated to the ninth or tenth century. |
GeneralDescription |
In a niche on the front of the stone there is a bust of a figure, thought to be Christ. He is holding a book in his left hand,
and his right hand is raised in blessing. His head is surrounded by a large halo, and he is wearing a cloak.
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