Whithorn Priory Museum, Wigtown: detail of a panel on a broken C10th Northumbrian cross shaft (5) showing two standing figures, possibly saints.

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Whithorn Priory Museum: detail of a panel on a broken C10th Northumbrian cross shaft (5) showing two standing figures, probably saints, wearing crescentric headdresses or halos. Part of an elaborate cross erected within the monastery precincts to commemorate a significant event.

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Size: 2548px × 3783px
Location: Whithorn Priory Museum, Wigtown, Wigtown District, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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