CLMAC/90

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:122
Macalister/1949:686
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1909 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:First noted in Macalister/1909, 25.

Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 52.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.43 x 0.56 x 0.06 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:cross-slab
Condition:incomplete , some
The lower left and lower right edges of the stone appear to have suffered some damage, while the bottom of the cross is lost, implying further damage.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; expanded; circular; none; inner curv; ind; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 25: `A peculiar and very effective Celtic cross, of a type not elsewhere found at Clonmacnois, with a circular centre instead of the more usual square'.

Macalister/1949, 52: `Wheel cross with circular central expansion'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/90/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1909):E/UDUS | MAE/L || OINAE
Expansion:
EUDUS MAELOINAE
Macalister/1909 25 reading only
Macalister/1949 52 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; mixed ; separated
The first line of the inscription is above the cross and the second is divided by the upper arm of the cross.
Incision:inc
Date:874 - 874 (Macalister/1949)
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The inscription is in half-uncial. The 1st and 2nd E's are three-pronged and conjoined to the next letter, while the third E is closed; the D has an ascender which bends to the left over an open heart-shaped bow; the S is minuscule; the A's are in the `OC' form. The ascenders of the 1st U appear to have wedge-shaped finials.
Legibility:good
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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