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Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail showing back of left arm.
SC 373651
Description Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail showing back of left arm.
Catalogue Number SC 373651
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 5036
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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