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LOT 0316
Anglo-Saxon Bifacial Limestone Monumental Cross Arm with Interlaced Panels
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
11 7/8 in. (5.67 kg total, 30 cm high including stand).
Portion of a lateral arm or head from a monumental cross of the Mercian Group with scoops at the junction with the shaft; Side A: a panel of dense knotwork within a raised border; Side B: a panel of coiled tendrils enmeshing the stems with vine-leaf finials; tooling and other marks to the undecorated faces; outer face (end): shallow incised cross.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Ex S. Sherlock collection, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11891-205888.
Cf. Murray, J., The Arts in Early England, Volume 1, London, 1921, p. XIV, showing Ruthwell cross with this type of 'winged' arm, made clearer in sketch form on p.117; cf. Murray, J., The Arts in Early England, Volume 2, London, 1937, pl. CVI, for similar form at Cropthorne; Cramp, R., New Directions in the Study of Anglo-Saxon Sculpture, in Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, vol 64, 2010, fig.5, for a similar cross at Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire.
FootnotesThe lateral scoops form a partial round hole, one of four which give these crosses their characteristic form.
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LOT 0316
Anglo-Saxon Bifacial Limestone Monumental Cross Arm with Interlaced Panels
Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
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