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Rectangular pillar decorated on all four faces, with roll-mouldings enriched with beaded straps at the angles. The sculptured ring-cross has semicircular arm-pits and is outlined by a plain roll-moulding. The arm-ends conform to the outline of the pillar, the upper arm-end. being markedly curved. The ring is plain and set back from the surface of the cross-head. A1. Cross-head decorated with continuous six- and three-strand plaitwork linked round a central boss decorated with three liked triquetra knots. 2. Ten-strand plaitwork divided by horizontal breaks into two linked units of equal size 3. Five registers of simple, double-row F interlace B. Continuous panel of sixteen registers of double-row Stafford knots C1. The reverse of the cross-head conforms in shape to A1 but with bosses replacing the ring in the arm-pits; the arms are filled with six-strand plaitwaork 2. Below the cross-head, the plaitwork is constricted by two triangular panels, based on the opposing edges of the pillar, each outlined by cable pattern and filled with three conjoined triquetra knots. 3. Ten-strand, double-beaded plaitwork with irregular breaks 4. Panel of plain twelve-strand plaitwork, with vertical and horizontal breaks, merging into
5. Four registers of turned C pattern interlace merging into 6. Eight-strand plaitwork D Continuous panel of sixteen registers of B half-pattern interlace