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On the face of the slab there is incised decoration and lettering in relief. The decoration depicts an abbot wearing vestments and a mitre. In his left hand he carries a book, in his right a crozier. He is flanked by two university doctor caps.
Yorkshire Museum
York
Title
Tombstone of Abbot Thomas Spofford
Date
1180–1185
Medium
Purbeck marble
Measurements
H 189.4 x W 84.7 x D 10 cm
Accession number
YORYM : 2001.13018
Acquisition method
gift, 1912
Work type
Sculpture
Yorkshire Museum
Museum Gardens, York, North Yorkshire YO1 7FR England
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