Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . en-tury (M. Engels, Die Kreuzigung Christi in der bildelden Kunst, Luxen-burg, 1899, pi. 18, fig. 56); Diptych of Rambona, ninth century (Smithand Cheetham, Diet, of Christ. Antiquities, I., p. 515); Gospel-book ofAngers, 24 [20], fol. 7 v, ninth century. 10 Silver disc of Perm, fifth-sixth century, (J. Reil, Die fuh christlichenDarstellungen der Kreuzigung Christi, fig. 3); Syriac MS. of Rabula, 586 (Smith and Chatham, op. ext., I, p. 515); Encolpion and crucifixof Monza, sixth and seventh century (Kraus, op. ext., II, fig. 97 and 9
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . en-tury (M. Engels, Die Kreuzigung Christi in der bildelden Kunst, Luxen-burg, 1899, pi. 18, fig. 56); Diptych of Rambona, ninth century (Smithand Cheetham, Diet, of Christ. Antiquities, I., p. 515); Gospel-book ofAngers, 24 [20], fol. 7 v, ninth century. 10 Silver disc of Perm, fifth-sixth century, (J. Reil, Die fuh christlichenDarstellungen der Kreuzigung Christi, fig. 3); Syriac MS. of Rabula, 586 (Smith and Chatham, op. ext., I, p. 515); Encolpion and crucifixof Monza, sixth and seventh century (Kraus, op. ext., II, fig. 97 and 98);Mosaics of John VII, eighth century (A. L. Frothingham, Monumentsof Christian Borne, New York, 1908, p. 295); Lectionary of Brussels,No. 9428, ninth century (Engels, op. cit., pi. 18, fig. 59); Codex Egberti,at Treves, tenth century (H. Detzel, Christliche Ikonographie, Freiburgi. Br., 1894, fig. 168, p. 104); Runic Stone of Jelling (Jutland), tenth cen-tury (Fr. Sesselberg, Die fruhmxtt clatter Kunst der germ. Volker,Berlin, 1897, p. 54, fig. 187).. IRISH REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CRUCIFIXION 133 There is generally a nimbus round the head of Christ. That inthe St. Gall Crucifixion is dotted with red points, a feature ofdecoration equally dear to the Irish miniaturists. In the last-mentioned picture, the arms are bare as far as theelbow and the legs from the knee downwards. By a grotesquefancy the legs have been coloured in blue and the arms in hede vin. 3° Manner of attaching to the Cross.—For the first ten cen-turies, and even later, our Lords feet are not shown crossed asoften in present day figures, but. are nailed separately to thecross. In some oases they rest upon a little board (supped an earn).In the Irish representations the feet, are in like manner separated,but the suppedaneum is never found, except on the Dungannonplaque. It is noteworthy that no nails are apparent: for instance, in theplaques of Athlone and Dungannon as well as in the St. Gallminiature. The Sou
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