What is recorded here

The smallest cross-slab at Clonmacnoise is a flaked fragment thirty-five centimetres high, its outline cross doubling as the inner line of a two-line frame. It has no inscription and no surviving base, yet its tight geometry suggests a grave marker made for someone who wanted to be remembered without naming themselves.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00498 Dimensions: H 0.355, W 0.21 Outline cross inside a two line frame. The inner line of the frame is made up by the arm of the cross. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Flaked fragment with part of frame/two cross arms.. The Clonmacnoise inventory was compiled by the Office of Public Works. A copy of the record for this slab is available for inspection in the relevant Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR) file. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Likely dates to the early Christian period (6th–10th century). The cross design suggests a liturgical or commemorative function, common in monastic or ecclesiastical contexts such as Clonmacnoise.

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