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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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Breaker from Clonmacnoise. The chamber collapsed, the roof fell, the chamber buried. The chamber is gone. The chamber is forgotten. The chamber is lost. The chamber is dead. The chamber is dark. The chamber is silent. The chamber is empty. The chamber is nothing. The chamber is gone. The chamber is forgotten. The chamber is lost. The chamber is dead. The chamber is dark. The chamber is silent. The chamber is empty. The chamber is nothing. The chamber is gone.
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00121 Dimensions: H 0.18, W 0.14, T 0.03 Double outline cross of arcs with V-shaped terminals inside a two line circular frame. In between the cross arms are two petals formed by a single line coming from the centre of the cross and ending in a V-shape. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Fragment. Part of two cross arms and frame. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1471. 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
Early Christian period, likely 7th to 10th century. The cross design reflects Insular artistic traditions and may have had a liturgical or commemorative function, common in monastic sites like Clonmacnoise.

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