Sculptured stone (fragment)

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This stone carved with Pictish symbols was found at Findlarig in Moray when digging in an enclosure containing a ruined chapel. The carvings on the stone were made between 500 and 800.

The stone was carved with two Pictish symbols, both incomplete on the broken stone. A large so-called crescent and V-rod symbol is at the bottom and a smaller incomplete rectangular and Z-rod symbol above.

Monumental stones and some silver jewellery were decorated by the Picts with a range of unusual symbols, some of everyday objects and others more abstract. Many theories have been proposed to explain their meanings which nevertheless remain obscure.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-151-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IB 11
• Date: 500 - 800
  Between 500 and 800
  
• Material: Mica schist, 'Crescent and Sceptre' on one side
  Slab
  
• Dimensions: 42" x 16"
  
• What: Slab
  
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• Where: Scotland, Moray, Strathspey, Findlarig
  
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• Description: Slab of mica schist carved with Pictish symbols, from Findlarig, Moray, 500 - 800
  
• References:
  • Allen, J. R. & Anderson, J. The early Christian monuments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1903, vol. 2, p 101. 
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