Jarrow, Anglo-Saxon impost

An impost, perhaps part of furnishing, 12.5 cm high x 25.4 cm wide x 26.7 cm deep, in medium-grained yellow sandstone. Both long faces are carved and incomplete, short sides and top are damaged. The long sides are framed in a flat-band moulding, above and below are groups of balusters with incised caps and bases separated by plain panels. The surface below has been dressed smooth. Dated to the late 7th-8th century. Found in 1966 among loose stones.