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| RecordAuthor | Máirín Mac Carron |
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| ISODate | 2002-07-31 |
| Date | 31 July 2002 |
| PictureCredit | Jane Hawkes |
| County | Durham |
| Townland | Gainford |
| OSMapRef | NZ 175165 |
| Area | England |
| GeneralContext | Upper part of a Cross shaft. |
| Location | Durham Cathedral. |
| Dimensions | 25.4cm (10'') high, 28 to 25.4cm (11 to 10'') wide, and 20.3cm (8'') in depth. |
| GeneralContext | Stone type: medium-/fine-grained, banded yellow/orange sandstone. |
| GeneralDescription | Upper part of a Cross shaft, dated to the first half of the tenth century. |
| GeneralDescription | This side depicts a bird standing on a bound beast within an irregular side flat-band moulding. The wings and tail of the bird are outstretched. Below its beak there is something that may be foliage, a snake, or possibly interlace. This forms part of the binding around the neck of the animal, which is canine-like. |
