. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. stals of felspar andvery rough surface, of rectangular shape,broken away at the bottom, 6 feet 10inches high by 2 feet 1\ inches wide atthe bottom, and 3 feet wide at the top \>y7 inches thick, sculptured in relief on bothfaces as illustrated. Front—At the top inthe middle of the slab a cross with foursmall round hollows between the arms,and a circular boss in the centre. Theshaft of the cross rises from a rectangularbase forming a flat band extending hori-zontally right across the slab and dividingthe panels on each
. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. stals of felspar andvery rough surface, of rectangular shape,broken away at the bottom, 6 feet 10inches high by 2 feet 1\ inches wide atthe bottom, and 3 feet wide at the top \>y7 inches thick, sculptured in relief on bothfaces as illustrated. Front—At the top inthe middle of the slab a cross with foursmall round hollows between the arms,and a circular boss in the centre. Theshaft of the cross rises from a rectangularbase forming a flat band extending hori-zontally right across the slab and dividingthe panels on each side of the shaft fromthe one below the base. The cross isornamented with zoormorphic interlaced-work, but it is so much defaced that thepattern cannot be made out. The back-ground of the cross is arranged in fivepanels, containing (1) on the left side ofthe top arm of the cross, a winged andnimbed figure holding a book against thebreast, probably intended for one of the four Evangelists ; (2) on theright hand side of the top arm of the cross a similar figure to that. -Incised Cross at NorthTransept
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