Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00418 Dimensions: H 0.23, W 0.254, T 0.03 Outline expansional cross with median line and looped semicircular terminal with a very fine interlace knot carved in relief. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58. Condition: Fragment with a terminal. Weathered since 1954-58. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-204, 237. 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 cross-slab likely had a Christian funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the influence of monastic art associated with Clonmacnoise. The interlace knotwork may symbolize eternal life or spiritual continuity.