Front of a cross slab

This is the front of a Pictish cross slab, carved in the 9th century. For many years the slab was built into a window opening of an old ruined church at Invergowrie in Perthshire.

The front of the slab has a ringed cross filled with interlace, and four panels of key pattern in the corners. The top edge is decorated with key pattern and the sides with interlace.

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Online ID:	000-100-043-525-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.IB 251
Date:	9th century Late 9th century
Material:	Sandstone; sculptured on the front
Dimensions:	1300 mm H x 140 mm L x 550 mm W (Height includes plinth)
What:	Cross slab
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Where:	Scotland, Angus, Invergowrie Church
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Description:	Pictish cross slab of sandstone decorated with a ringed cross on the front, and three figures on the reverse, from Invergowrie Church, Angus, late 9th century
References:	Close-Brooks, J. & Stevenson, R.B.K. Dark Age Sculpture. Edinburgh: HMSO, 1982
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