Tympanum reworked into four-centred arch

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Tympanum reworked into four-centred arch at St Oswalds church, Widford, near Burford, Oxfordshire.

A Tympanum (plural, tympana) is semi-circular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, with an arch above and a lintel below (but not always). Tympana often contain decorative patterns or sculptural elements.

This tympanum appears to have been decorated with a chequerboard pattern – visible on the right of the model. The stone has later been reworked into a four-centred arch.

The first church here dates from the late Saxon or early Norman period, The Tympanum probably also dates from this period.

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Photographed: 28 July 2018

Model created 08/2018 using Agisoft PhotoScan standard