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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00370 Dimensions: H 0.245, W 0.17, T 0.06 Possibly a triple outline interlace cross with part of the centre surviving. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment of centre and cross arm.. 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
A 9th- to 10th-century Christian cross-slab, likely used as a grave marker or commemorative monument, featuring a triple outline interlace design typical of early Irish monastic art. Its association with Clonmacnoise, a major medieval religious site, suggests a connection to the monastic tradition of the area.

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