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Iona, Iona Abbey. View of medieval grave-slab L76 carved with figures of nun and lay woman.

SC 369744

Description Iona, Iona Abbey. View of medieval grave-slab L76 carved with figures of nun and lay woman.

Catalogue Number SC 369744

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 8934

Scope and Content Grave-slab, from Iona, Argyll and Bute Iona is one of the most important religious sites in Scotland. The earliest community was formed by St Columba who came over from Ireland around AD 563. This was replaced by the Benedictine Abbey and Augustinian Nunnery in around AD 1200. This graveslab was formerly at the Nunnery. It is incomplete and consists of the upper part of a tapering slab. At the top are the figures of a laywoman and a nun, both under elaborate niches. Below are two crosses formed from foliage and joined together. The slab bears an inscription saying 'Here lies Mariota, daughter of John, son of Lachlan, lord of Coll, and ... on whose souls may God have mercy.' The carving style belongs to what is known as the Iona school. The slab is now in the Abbey Museum (No 109). Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/369744

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