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St John's Cross, Iona. Details from E face.
SC 378786
Description St John's Cross, Iona. Details from E face.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 378786
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AGD 527/54
Scope and Content Cross-slab known as St John'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 around AD 1200. This drawing shows the detail of the lower panel on the east face of the cross's shaft. It is carved with eight bosses which are surrounded by serpent coiled in a figure-of-eight pattern. Some of these serpents attack their neighbour with open jaws. This ringed cross stood 4.8 m west of 'St Columba's Shrine', but has now been placed inside. It comprised eight separate sections fitted together with mortice-and tenon joins. A replica stands on the original spot. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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