CLMAC/261

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:1095
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1949 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:
Geology:
Dimensions:0.28 x 0.33 x 0.0 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:inc
Form:cross-slab
Condition:frgmntry , some
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: inc; interlace; ind; ind; ind; ind; none; none; decorated
Decorations:

Macalister/1949, 199: `The looped terminal of a cross-arm, containing a knot of three loops'.

References


Inscriptions


CLMAC/261/1

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):--]RAEL
Expansion:
[--]RAEL
Macalister/1949 199, Plate LXVII listing

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; beside cross ; undivided
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:Goidelic (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The L appears to have a wedge-shaped finial. The R is half-uncial. The A has a flat top-stroke and a vertical stroke on the right side of the bow, and a short flourish from the bottom right of the bow. This is paralleled elsewhere at Clonmacnoise on CLMAC/228 and CLMAC/235. The E is in the closed minuscule form with an angular bow.
Legibility:some
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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