Class I symbol stones
E687493
Class I symbol stones are early, unshaped Pictish standing stones carved with incised symbols and motifs, typically dating from the 6th to 8th centuries in what is now Scotland.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pictish symbol stones
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archaeological artifact type ⓘ standing stones ⓘ |
| associatedWith | non-Christian or pre-Christian Pictish belief systems ⓘ |
| chronology | early Pictish period ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Allen and Anderson Pictish stone classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Class II Pictish cross-slabs ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture | Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definingCharacteristic |
absence of a carved cross
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incised symbols ⓘ lack of formal dressing of the stone ⓘ unshaped boulders or slabs ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom | Class II stones have relief carving and Christian crosses ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
J. Romilly Allen
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| exampleSymbol |
Pictish beast
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crescent and V-rod ⓘ double-disc and Z-rod ⓘ mirror and comb ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
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Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monuments in Scotland ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
non-alphabetic symbols
ⓘ
occasional ogham inscriptions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Scotland
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northern Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pictish archaeology
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Pictish art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Celtic studies
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early medieval archaeology ⓘ |
| startTime | 6th century ⓘ |
| symbolType |
abstract symbols
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animal symbols ⓘ object symbols ⓘ |
| technique | incised carving ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| typicalContext |
near ancient routeways
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near burial sites ⓘ open landscape settings ⓘ |
| use |
commemorative monuments
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status symbols ⓘ territorial markers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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