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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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A 9th- to 10th-century Christian cross-carved quernstone, likely used as a grave marker or commemorative monument in a monastic or ecclesiastical context. The stepped cross design reflects Insular artistic traditions associated with early Irish Christianity.

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Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00009 Dimensions: T. 1 ft 9ins A linear cross with stepped centre, terminals and corners inside a single line rectilinear frame carved on a quernstone. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Du Noyer 1868. Condition: Now lost. Lionard, Early Irish Grave-slabs, PRIA 60(1959-60), p 113, Fig 10, no. 9. 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
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