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Old Cornish crosses (1896)

Langdon, Arthur G, Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-1907 · Truro: J. Pollard · leaf 175

An illustration from Old Cornish crosses, 1896, leaf 175
he roughold base. The head is not circular, but of uneven horseshoe shape,and is surrounded on the front by a very wide, fiat bead, and onthe back by one still wider, while the recesses containing the sculp-ture are very deeply sunk. Dimensions.—Height of head, 2 ft. 2 in. ; width, 2 ft. 4|in.… … extends a short distance below the hips, where it rests on the edge otthe bead surrounding it. The head has a marked inclination to theright, and the neck is unusually thick. Both arms are raised andcurve upwards, the right being the higher, and the curves of thebody are unusually developed. Jiack…

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