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Colonsay, Riasg Buidhe. View of cross shaft HCI showing detail of head.
AG 10905
Description Colonsay, Riasg Buidhe. View of cross shaft HCI showing detail of head.
Date 1980
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 10905
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Detail of cross-shaft, Colonsay House, Colonsay, Argyll and Bute This carved stone was found near the old chapel of Riasg Buidhe on Colonsay, but is now at Colonsay House. It is pillar-shaped and has been carved to form a stylised cross. This is a detail of the upper part of the cross. The head is meant to represent God or Christ. It is a human face with prominent eyebrows and possibly a beard. Similar images were found on pilgrims' flasks from Jerusalem. Although this slab has no Scottish parallels, it belongs to a group of stones represented in Ireland. It is thought to be a symbol of the crucifixion inspired by the art of the Mediterranean. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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