High Cross, Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK

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obscure ed
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Sketchfab
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Release Date
2022-05-11
License
CC BY 4.0
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This is the Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints, Bakewell. It's 8th or 9th century, carved sandstone. The photogrammetric model here gives a fair idea of the difficulty in interpreting the carvings; there are various explanations -- I'll add some further comments below. At the top of the surviving part there is a crucifixion -- Jesus's bare legs are dangling down. There is vine-scroll on the sides and back, with a suggestion that the horse and animal on the back have pagan significance. Photos taken May 2022, processed with Meshroom and Meshlab.

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