The cross-head was discovered in 1891 when the foundations of the Norman chapter house were dug up. It is now housed in the Monks' Dormitory, Durham cathedral. The obverse side of OP06427. A narrow edge is shown in OP06423. In the centre is a baptism scene with attendant figures on the left cross-arm. In the lower arm is a leonine creature enmeshed by a serpent.
Received from Victoria County History, 1945.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/14 Early Photographic Print Collection: Durham; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Anglo Saxon Architecture, Stone Carving, Medieval Cross, Medieval Anglican Cathedral, Medieval Cathedral