St John’s Cross (original)
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St John’s Cross (original) is an early medieval high cross from the monastic site of Iona in Scotland, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Insular Christian stone sculpture.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Insular Christian stone sculpture
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early medieval monument ⓘ high cross ⓘ |
| artHistoricalRegion | Insular art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iona school of sculpture
NERFINISHED
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monastic community of Iona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonasticSite | Iona monastic site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Iona Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early medieval period ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early medieval Celtic Christianity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
Christian symbol
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public devotional monument ⓘ |
| hasArtisticTradition | Insular Christian sculpture ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Insular ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Christian iconography ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important example of Insular Christian stone sculpture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iona
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Iona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most important surviving Insular high crosses
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its elaborate stone carving ⓘ its large ringed cross form ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | ringed high crosses of the British Isles ⓘ |
| period | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| region | Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
key monument for the study of early medieval sculpture in Scotland
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major monument of early medieval Christian art in the British Isles ⓘ |
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