Nigg Old Church Pictish cross-slab
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The Nigg Old Church Pictish cross-slab is a highly ornate early medieval stone monument in the Scottish Highlands, renowned for its intricate Christian and Pictish carvings and considered one of the finest surviving examples of Pictish sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigg Old Church Pictish cross-slab canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pictish cross-slab
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early medieval stone monument ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Insular art
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Pictish sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Northern Picts
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Pictish Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored and re-erected ⓘ |
| considered | one of the finest surviving examples of Pictish sculpture ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Pictish ⓘ |
| currentPlacement | inside Nigg Old Church ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 8th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian cross
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David the harpist NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictish beasts ⓘ Pictish symbols ⓘ biblical scenes ⓘ eagle feeding on a fish ⓘ hunting scene ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Nigg churchyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
Christian monument
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grave marker ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
animal ornament
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figurative panels ⓘ interlace ornament ⓘ ringed cross in relief ⓘ scrollwork ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Ogham inscription (fragmentary) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed structure
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Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Easter Ross
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Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigg NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigg Old Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex iconography
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highly ornate decoration ⓘ intricate Christian carvings ⓘ intricate Pictish carvings ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Pictish stones ⓘ |
| period | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | upright rectangular slab ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Hilton of Cadboll stone
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Shandwick stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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