Beast and interlace panel, C8th
Beast and interlace panel
8th century
June 18, 1973
The fragment is of a limestone slab now measuring about 12 1/2 by 7 1/2 in., and a little over 4 in. thick. The back is only rough-hewn. The slab is broken on three sides, with only one straight edge remaining.
M. J. Swanton
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