CLMAC/194

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:253
Macalister/1949:790
Petrie/1872:146
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G.
History:Petrie/1872, 65: `Drawn by Dr. Petrie at Clonmacnois, in the year 1822'.

Macalister/1909, 116, Macalister/1909, 47, and Macalister/1949, 63, all record the stone as lost.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown)
Setting:Lost (present 1822, missing 1899)
Location:Petrie/1872, 65, records the stone as extant in 1822. Macalister/1899, 116, records the stone as lost in 1899.
Macalister/1909, 116, Macalister/1909, 47, and Macalister/1949, 63, all record the stone as lost.
Form:cross-slab
Condition:n/a , n/a
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: inc; interlace; straight; half-round; circular; none; inner curv; ind; decorated
Decorations:geometric ribbon interlace

Macalister/1909, 47: `A fragment of a very beautiful cross...[with] very elaborate knot-work. The loose end in the upper sinister canton, and some other indications, show that the knot is incorrectly deciphered [by Petrie]'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/194/1     Pictures

Readings

Petrie, G. (1822):FOGAR || TA[..]
Expansion:
FOGARTA[CH]
Macalister/1909 47 reading only
Macalister/1949 63 reading only
Petrie/1872 65 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A's are in the 'OC' form. The T has a curved ascender and a flat top-stroke, and the F and G are also in the classic half-uncial forms. The O has a heart-shaped bow, and the R is majuscule.
Legibility:n/a
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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