Record

CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object NamePictish stone
cross slab
531 211 778
Object NumberABDUA:39615
Other Numberx
Other Number Typeold number
PeriodEMED
Brief DescriptionRed sandstone slab, (St. Ringan's stone) symbols: cross & boar (hindquarters) on front, trisekele on back. Found with base (which is still in Old Aberdeen outside Geography Department)- Stone and base are currently in Marischal Foyer.
Materialsstone, sandstone
Completenessincomplete
Techniquecarved
MakerPictish
Object Production Date450-1000
Place KeyEurope, Scotland, North East Scotland, Cairn o Mount, Kincardineshire, (, St Ringin's stone, )
Place CoordinatesNO212328
Association Type Placefindspot
Publication NoteLEMUR Database. Deeside Field 1974; Angus Butterworth, 1967, TRANS OF THE ANC MONS SOC Vol14 p39-56- Anna Ritchie & Cynthia Thickpenny (2021) An Overlooked Gem of Pictish Art: The Cross-Slab Fragment from St Ringan’s Cairn in Aberdeenshire, Medieval Archaeology, 65:2, 269-285, DOI: 10.1080/00766097.2021.1997204
Aquisition Sourceper Small, Alan
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