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Detail of 'harpist' panel and of interlace on N side of shaft of Dupplin Cross.
SC 449888
Description Detail of 'harpist' panel and of interlace on N side of shaft of Dupplin Cross.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 449888
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 76795 CN
Scope and Content Rear face of the Dupplin Cross, Forteviot, Perthshire The Dupplin Cross, one of the few surviving free-standing crosses in eastern Scotland, is situated opposite modern Forteviot. From historical sources we know Forteviot was a royal residence, for Pictish and then Scottish kings, from the 9th century. The cross is made of red sandstone. This detail of the back of the shaft shows a seated harpist in profile, possibly King David. Underneath, the interlace is carved as a six-cord plait. The Picts ('painted ones') were a people living in Scotland north of the Forth and Clyde from the 3rd century. Nothing is known of their pagan religion, but they had been converted to Christianity by the end of the 7th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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