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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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Breakage and time have claimed much of the cross, but the vertical name and central interlace still emerge from the wounded stone. What remains is a small sharp fragment of a larger made thing, not a complete picture. The chamber is not empty; it has lost a deal of its shape.
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00360 Dimensions: Up 0.42 x 0.47 x 0.055cm Low 0.47 x 0.66 x 0.055cm Triple outline expansional cross with blank semicircular terminals. The circular centre expansion contains interlace pattern. Inscription: 'RO] ODO GMDAU' inscribed vertically. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Two fragments with upper/most of left arm missing.. 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
9th- to 10th-century AD; the expansional cross is typical of early Christian Ireland and may have had a liturgical or commemorative function.

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