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Collection Item: Grave Slab

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Grave slab
Object category
Anglo-Scandinavian
Description
Cable-edge moulding on front, cable-upper-edge moulding and two flat-edge moulding on left and right sides. Median-incised interlace on right side, and profiled human figure in the centre of the left side with two median-incised, knotted dragons. End has two fighting animals in profile and a squatting animal. Front has a dragon, a figure with hand to mouth in profile, a headless torso, a quadruped and a full frontal figure. The top and left side panel are thought to depict the Sigurd story.
Production date start
901
Production date end
1000
Period
Anglo-Scandinavian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1993.713
Number of objects
1
ID
697

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Stone (Whole)
Gritstone (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 1,300.0 mm
Whole depth 290.0 mm
Whole width 475.0 mm

Find spot

Method
Archaeological excavation
Place
York

Production

Technique
Carved