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The Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture (CASSS)

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AHRC-funded 'Worked in Stone', the final phase of CASSS, is based at Durham Archaeology. Posts by Dr @celticist.bsky.social & Prof Sarah Semple.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Discover the rich legacy of Anglo-Saxon England in this new Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture volume surveying the East Midlands. Drawing on nearly 700 sculptural fragments, it reveals an exceptional tradition of pre-Conquest stone sculpture. Find out more below 👇 bit.ly/3Rw6REK

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Pauline Stafford @pstafford.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Weekend walking in the Peak gave an opportunity to revisit the Wirksworth slab. Probably late 8C and the coped top of a tomb from which scenes on the left have been lost. The iconography is connected to Eastern Mediterranean and has been much discussed. @ascorpus.bsky.social especially intriguing 1/

Overview of Wirksworth slab. Scenes truncated or lost in left are washing of feet and perhaps Harrowing of Hell.

Wirksworth slab, central section of bottom tier. Ascension with, unusually, only two witnesses, identified by their headgear as female.

Wirksworth slab, disputed scene. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon sculpture suggests the Hypapante - a representation of the Presentation, with Simeon and Anna outside the Temple.

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Just out! As @sarahsemple.bsky.social says, '544 pages and 190 images of pure sculptural joy!' A fantastic cast list and a tremendous achievement @ascorpus.bsky.social. boydellandbrewer.com/book/early-m...

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The Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture (CASSS) @ascorpus.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Thank you for the warm welcome!!

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Mercian Migrant @mercianmigrant.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Had such a wonderful rock ‘n’ road trip in Ireland in the summer (shared on the other site), so returned in October for more road tripping in Wicklow, Kildare and Tipperary.

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The Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture (CASSS) @ascorpus.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Do you utilise CASSS data in your research? Are you headed out on a rock 'n' road trip over the winter holidays? Does your local church have some early medieval sculpture?! Tag us! (image: Three Holes Cross, Egloshayle, Cornwall - learn more here: chacklepie.com/ascorpus/cat...)

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The Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture (CASSS) @ascorpus.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture is now on Bluesky! Follow us for plenty of early medieval sculpture!

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