Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture
Durham University, 2019. (updated 2020)
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Hexham 23, Northumberland
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Object Type | Part of baluster impost or frieze [1] | Measurements | H. 14 cm (5.5 in); W. 22.9 cm (9.5 in); D. 10.1 cm (4 in) | Stone Type | Sandstone | Plate Numbers In Printed Volume | 973,974,975,976,977 | Corpus Volume Reference | 186 |
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Hexham 23A (Plate no. 973) Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, University of Durham |
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Hexham 23A/B (Plate no. 974) Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, University of Durham |
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Hexham 23B (Plate no. 975) Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, University of Durham |
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Hexham 23C (Plate no. 976) Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, University of Durham |
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Hexham 23D (Plate no. 977) Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, University of Durham |
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| National Grid Reference of Place of Discovery | ||
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| NY935641 | ||
| Latitude | ||
| 54.971474 | ||
| Longitude | ||
| -2.103069 | ||
| Diocese | ||
| Newcastle | ||
| Present Location | ||
| Ledge in north choir aisle of Abbey | ||
| Evidence for Discovery | ||
| First mentioned in 1925 | ||
| Church Dedication | ||
| St Andrew | ||
| Present Condition | ||
| Broken but unworn | ||
| Date | ||
| Last quarter of seventh century | ||
| Earliest Date | ||
| 675 | ||
| Latest Date | ||
| 700 | ||
| Geological Period | ||
| Unspecified | ||
| Description | ||
| A (long): The only carved face is surrounded by a flat-band moulding. Within the moulding is a row of balusters which are bellying in shape, splayed, and with a single moulding at the top and bottom. B, C and D: Broken off. E and F: Roughly dressed. | ||
| Discussion | ||
| The baluster type is the same as on 24-8, but this is the only piece at Hexham carved with a continuous row of balusters, such as one finds at Jarrow (nos. 25-7), rather than with groups of three. It seems to be a complete impost with only part of the side mouldings surviving, and, although it may be part of the same scheme as the other Hexham pieces with this ornament, its more weathered appearance and lesser width possibly mean that it was associated with a minor opening (Cramp 1974, 117-18). | ||
| References | ||
| Collingwood 1925, 68, fig. 3A; Collingwood 1927, 27, fig. 33A; Taylor and Taylor 1961, 117; Fisher 1962, 70; Taylor and Taylor 1965, 303; Taylor and Taylor 1966, 45; Cramp 1974, 117-18, 176, pl. 14D | ||
| Endnotes | ||
| 1. The following are general references to the Hexham stones: (—) 1855-7a, 45-6; Rowe 1877, 62-3; Allen 1889, 230; Bailey 1980, 79, 81, 83. | ||
| Subjects | ||
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| Monument Form: Architectural | ||
| Monument Type: Baluster, Frieze | ||
| Monument Period (MIDAS term): Early Medieval | ||
| Horizon: Pre 920 | ||
