Detail of a spear-carrying warrior trampling a serpent on the E face of Maen Achwyfan late C10th disc-headed wayside cross, Flintshire.

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Detail of a spear-carrying warrior trampling a serpent on the E face of Maen Achwyfan Cross, a late C10th disc-headed wayside cross still in its original position. The decoration on all four sides shows a mix of Celtic, Northumbrian, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon influences. Photographed with a dry surface.

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Size: 4161px × 5500px
Location: Maen Achwyfan Cross, Whitford, Delyn, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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