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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00667 Dimensions: H 0.21, W 0.175, T 0.04 A fragment with what semms to be an angle (?) on it - very unusual - with a frame below of a zig-zag pattern. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Very worn fragment with enigmatic design.. 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 fragment of a cross-slabb possibly dating to the early medieval period, associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise; the zig-zag pattern may represent water or ritual symbolism, common in Christian and pre-Christian Irish art.

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