CLMAC/247

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:844
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1949 Molloy
History:Macalister/1949, 65, 69: `A number of fragments have come to light since CMS was published, many of them found by Mr. Molloy (of Clonmacnois National School) or his son, in the field walls in the neighbourhood'.
Geology:
Dimensions:0.39 x 0.38 x 0.04 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Macalister makes no mention of the then current location, presumed to be on or near site (Macalister/1949, 69).
Form:body-slab
Condition:frgmntry , poor
Macalister/1949, 70: `broken into five pieces'.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; half-round; ind; none; ind; half-round; decorated
Decorations:

Macalister/1949, 70: `Part of the stem of a cross'.

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CLMAC/247/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):--]ART
Expansion:
[--]ART
Macalister/1949 70 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
Position:inc ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:Indeterminate (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The letering is Insular half-uncial. The fragmentary A appears to have been in the 'OC' form, the T has a curved ascender and a flat top stroke and the R is half-uncial.
Legibility:some
Only a few letters survive on the fragment.
Lines:1
Carving errors:n
Doubtful:no

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