Grave Slab
Dublin Core
Title
Grave Slab
Subject
Devotional Objects
Description
This grave slab is 470mm x 570 mm and has a depth of 100 mm. It is made of stone, and has traces of paint that indicate it was once very colorful. Carved into it is a depiction of a lion fighting a serpent and an inscription that reads, in Old Norse, "Ginna and Toki had this stone laid." Grave slabs were used to indicate where a certain individual, or group of individuals (usually a family) were buried.
Publisher
Date
Saxo-Norman; early 11th century
Contributor
Katie Wilkie
Type
Still Image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Grave Slab
Physical Dimensions
470mm x 570mm
Files
Collection
Citation
“Grave Slab,” Medieval London, accessed October 23, 2024, https://medievallondon.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/121.