Iona, Iona Abbey museum. View of effigy of unknown abbot.
AG 600
Description Iona, Iona Abbey museum. View of effigy of unknown abbot.
Date 1965
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 600
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 369752, SC 2523241
Scope and Content Carved stone effigy, 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 tapering slab bears the effigy of an abbot carved in low relief. He wears ceremonial robes, including alb, chasuble and amice, and has a low-pointed mitre on his head. He holds a crozier in his left hand. At his feet are two hooded figures. The two hooded figures may represent St Paul and St Anthony, the founders of monasticism, or they may simply be monks. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference L78
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