GA029-179004 - High Cross

it 'was found sunk under the earth, where the Communnion [sic] table is now, inside the church', i.e., e end of the 'Synod Hall'. It consists of the shaft of a 12th-C sandstone cross (H 1.45m, L 0.45m, Wth 0.25m), the edges of which are defined by rolled and cavetto mouldings. The broad faces are decorated in animal interlace and fretwork patterns, while the narrow sides bear two inscriptions, as follows: (a) 'Prayer for the King, Turdelbuch O'Conor [/] Prayer for the wright Gill Christ O'Toole', and (b) 'Prayer for the successor of Iarlath, for Aed O Hossin who had the cross made' (Harbison 1992, 177, no. 218) 1999). This project is funded by The Community Monuments Fund Awarded by The National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Supported by Old Tuam Society, Galway County Council, TheHeritage Council and Galway Community Archaeology Project. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab该文物出土于教堂内现今放置圣餐台（Communion table，原文拼写为Communnion）的地下区域，即‘主教会议堂（Synod Hall）’的末端。该文物为12世纪砂岩十字架的杆身（高1.45米，长0.45米，宽0.25米），其边缘以卷边饰与凹弧饰线脚（cavetto mouldings）勾勒轮廓。宽阔的两面饰有动物缠结纹与镂空雕花图案，窄侧则刻有两处铭文，具体如下：(a) ‘为国王图尔德尔布赫·奥康纳（Turdelbuch O'Conor）祈福 / 为工匠吉尔·克里斯托弗·奥图尔（Gill Christ O'Toole）祈福’；(b) ‘为伊阿拉思（Iarlath）的继任者祈福，为主持制作该十字架的艾德·奥辛（Aed O Hossin）祈福’（哈布森1992，第177页，编号218，1999年）。本项目由社区古迹基金（Community Monuments Fund）资助，由住房、地方政府与遗产部国家古迹事务局（National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage）授予项目支持，并得到旧图阿姆学会（Old Tuam Society）、戈尔韦郡议会（Galway County Council）、遗产委员会（Heritage Council）以及戈尔韦社区考古项目（Galway Community Archaeology Project）的支持。数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab