Pictish double-disc and Z-rod

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Pictish symbol abstract symbol

The Pictish double-disc and Z-rod is one of the most distinctive and frequently carved abstract symbols of the ancient Picts of Scotland, appearing on standing stones and other monuments and thought to have held significant social or ritual meaning.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pictish symbol ⓘ abstract symbol ⓘ
archaeologicalContext	burial contexts ⓘ ritual sites ⓘ symbol stones ⓘ
artStyle	Pictish art ⓘ
component	Z-rod NERFINISHED ⓘ double-disc ⓘ
crosses	double-disc ⓘ
culture	Pictish NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	highly stylised geometric form ⓘ often carved in relief on cross-slabs ⓘ often incised on undressed stones ⓘ
documentedIn	Pictish symbol catalogues ⓘ archaeological site reports ⓘ art-historical surveys of Pictish stones ⓘ
foundOn	Class I Pictish stones ⓘ Class II Pictish stones ⓘ Class III Pictish stones ⓘ Pictish standing stones ⓘ Pictish symbol stones NERFINISHED ⓘ cross-slabs ⓘ grave markers ⓘ jewellery ⓘ metalwork ⓘ portable objects ⓘ stone slabs ⓘ
frequency	one of the most common Pictish symbols ⓘ
hypothesizedMeaning	possible clan or lineage emblem ⓘ possible religious or ritual symbol ⓘ possible symbol of rank or status ⓘ possible territorial marker ⓘ
interpretationStatus	meaning uncertain ⓘ
material	bone ⓘ metal ⓘ stone ⓘ
period	Late Iron Age ⓘ early medieval period ⓘ
region	eastern Scotland ⓘ northeast Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Scotland ⓘ
researchField	Celtic art history ⓘ Pictish studies ⓘ archaeology of early medieval Britain ⓘ
shape	diagonal Z-shaped rod ⓘ two adjacent or overlapping circles ⓘ
timeFrame	approximately 3rd to 9th centuries CE ⓘ
usedBy	Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ early medieval Scotland ⓘ

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