CLMAC/32

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:39
Macalister/1949:628
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1899 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:First recorded as Macalister/1899, no. 179.

Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 46.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.56 x 0.39 x 0.07 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:cross-slab
Condition:incomplete , some
The bottom corners of the cross are missing indicating some damage to the bottom of the stone.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: equal-armed; outline; straight; expanded; plain; angular; none; none; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 8: `a Greek cross potent in a single line margin; there are external corner-pieces to the margin'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/32/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1909):+RECTNÍA
Expansion:
+ RECTNÍA
Macalister/1909 8 reading only
Macalister/1949 46 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; above cross ; separated
The inscription is above the cross and outside the margin.
Incision:inc
Date:781 - 784 (Lionard/1961)
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Macalister/1909, 8: `the inscription is in peculiar letters'.

CISP: Half-uncial, with an accent over the I, and final `OC' shape A, the initial R is minuscule and has a wedge-shaped finial atop its ascender; the E is curved and three-pronged with an elongated middle stroke. The line of text is quite uneven with the T quite a bit higher than the preceding C.

Legibility:good
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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