Back of a cross slab

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This is the back of the cross slab from Culbinsgarth on Bressay in Shetland. The slab is probably a copy of another Shetland stone from Papil on the Island of Burra. It was carved sometime between 800 and 1000.

The back has an irregular circle cross composed of interlaced bands. The cross is surrounded by a ribbon interlace incorporating strands which divide and interlaced rings.

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• Online ID: 000-190-001-208-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IB 109
• Date: 9th or 10th century
  Between 800 and 1000
  
• Material: Stone; sculptured with interlaced work and figures on both sides; ogham inscriptions on both edges
  Cross slab
  
• Dimensions: 1640 mm H x 60 mm L x 420 mm W
  
• What: Cross slab
  
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• Where: Scotland, Shetland, Bressay
  
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• Description: Cross slab sculptured with interlaced work and figures on both sides and ogham inscriptions on both edges, from Bressay, Shetland, 9th or 10th century
  
• References:
  • Close-Brooks, J. & Stevenson, R. B. K. Dark Age Sculpture. Edinburgh: HMSO, 1982 
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