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Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail showing back of left arm.

AG 5036

Description Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail showing back of left arm.

Date 1973

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number AG 5036

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 373651

Scope and Content Cross-slab known as St Oran's Cross, 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 about AD 1200. This is a view of the detail on the rear face of the left arm. It features a figure sitting on a throne, seen partially from the side. A second figure, possibly with a halo, stands in front, facing the throne. The remains of St Oran's Cross were first recorded in the late 19th century in St Oran's Chapel. The stones are now in the Nunnery Museum. Carved out of reddish-gray stone, the cross consisted of several stones joined together by mortice and tenons. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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