What is recorded here

Half a cross-slab from Clonmacnoise, cut small enough to hold in two hands, still carries four nested circles and wedge-tipped crosses inside a single-line frame. It may have marked one buried person, one forgotten prayer, or one quiet claim that the dead still belong somewhere visible. The missing half does not weaken the design; it invites the watcher to complete what the chisel already finished.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00468 Dimensions: H 0.27, W 0.225, T 0.038 A single line circular frame divided by a linear cross into four quarters. In each there is a circle with a linear cross with wedge shaped terminals inside. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Just over half the slab survives. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-398. 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

Date likely to the early Christian period (5th–9th century AD), given the cross motif and style. The design may have had a Christian symbolic function, possibly marking a grave or serving as a devotional object.

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