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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-07-26 |
| Date |
26 July 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Durham |
| Townland |
Durham |
| OSMapRef |
NZ 275425 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Cross head fragment. |
| Location |
Durham Cathedral. |
| Dimensions |
64cm (25.25'') high, 84.5cm (33.25'') wide, and 15.9cm (6.25'') thick. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: coarse-grained, massive yellow/grey sandstone. |
| GeneralDescription |
Cross head fragment, dated to second quarter of eleventh century. |
| GeneralDescription |
This is encircled by an internal fine roll moulding along the upper arm and half-way along the horizontal arms. |
| GeneralDescription |
The centre of the cross has a Lamb surrounded by a roll moulding. The Lamb faces left and its right foot is raised and resting
on a rectangular object. In front of its neck there is a circular object, and behind its body there is a shafted cross, set
in a base decorated with grooved double mouldings. He is possibly the Lamb of the Apocalypse, New Testament, Revelations 22:1
(Hawkes).
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| GeneralDescription |
In the upper arm there is a winged figure, facing out. He has a wedge-shaped head and surrounding it is a detached halo with
curling ends or hair. He has two pairs of wings, and there may be a short right arm held across his chest. He is wearing a
short tunic with a flaring hem. On either side of his head there are two detached human heads facing outwards. At his feet
there are two raised triangular features.
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| GeneralDescription |
On the left arm there is a smaller winged creature, facing out, in the centre of the arm. On the right there are two busts
of angels, the one above possibly holding a book, and the one below a scroll. On the left there is a similar winged bust,
and above, a bird or beast.
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| GeneralDescription |
On the right arm, the figure in the centre is frontal and winged. It has a beast's head of canine type, facing left. Its tongue
encircles its body and disappears behind its wing. On the top right there is an angel holding a scroll, and on the bottom
right a bird possibly holding a book. On the left there is what may be another angel, and a strange monkey-like creature.
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