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1. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, detailed view of top panel of shaft, Daniel in the lion's den.

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-06-07
Date 7 June 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Argyll, Isle of Mull
Townland Iona
OSMapRef NM 285242 (128525, 724212)
Area Scotland
GeneralContext High Cross
Location SW angle of the nave of the abbey church
GeneralContext Stone type: Epidiorite
Dimensions 4.3 m high, 0.67 m wide, 0.26 m thick.
GeneralDescription West face of St. Martin's Cross tapering in width towards the top.
West W6 top of shaft and lower part of cross head, figure facing front, seated with right hand raised in blessing, beside and below him two lions rest their forelegs on his knees. Daniel in the lion's den. Old Testament. Daniel 6:18.

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