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Free giftwrapping on this item! Ahenny Cross

4 1/2"W x 13 3/4"L $56.99

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Free giftwrapping on this item! Tobermory Cross - Isle of Mull, Scotland

Tobermory is an ancient medieval seaport at the top of the Isle of Mull. Across the channel is Lochaline, the site of a 14th - 15th century stone carving school that was associated with the nearby Holy Isle of Iona. 5"W X 12"L $45.

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Free giftwrapping on this item! Roscrea Cross - Co. Tipperary, Ireland

This striking cross is from Roscrea, which is one of Ireland's oldest and most historic towns. The monk St. Cronan founded a monastic settlement here in the 6th century. The west fa‡ade of the 12th century St. Cronan's Abbey still stands beside the Dublin-Limerick road. Roscrea also has a 60ft. high round tower and the Roscrea Castle, a 13th century Anglo-Norman fortress. To the south of Roscrea the gap of Devilsbit Mountain, according to folklore, was when in a fit of anger the Devil bit out a chunk. The chunk landed 22 miles away, where it formed the Rock of Cashel. The dominant design on this cross is the spiral; representing the continuous cycle of expansion and contraction of energies found in nature and in the quest for spiritual growth. 51/2"W X 14"L $57.

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Free giftwrapping on this item! Manx Crucifix - Calf of Man, Isle of Man

On a small island off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man comes one of the most evocative Celtic Crucifixion sculptures. The most delicate piece of Manx carving that has survived, it was carved in the late eighth century and may have been a part of an altar. It was found among the ruins of an early Christian chapel. This cross shows Christ dressed in an elaborate robe with a roundel of knot work over his chest, representing the heart as the spiritual center. Early Celtic representations of the crucifixion show Christ triumphant over death. Christ is often clothed, sometimes magnificently so, with his arms wide opened. In showing Christ as triumphant over death, they were showing that mortal humans could also triumph over death by their belief in Jesus Christ. 8"W X 8"L $45.

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Free giftwrapping on this item! Shandwick Cross-Slab - Ross-shire, Scotland

Taken from a cross-slab dating from the 8th century, the Shandwick Stone is part of a triad of stones found along the eastern coast of Ross-shire within a few miles of each other. With the Nigg and Hilton of Cadboll Stones, they are said to be monument to three Norse brothers whose bodies were washed up on the shore after a great storm. According to the folktale, they were trying to rescue their sister from the evil Earl of Ross at Balnagown Castle. 51/2"W X 9"L. $38.

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Free giftwrapping on this item! Coychurch Cross - Glamorganshire, Wales

There were several workshops at various important monasteries in Wales. One of them was at Glamorgan. The workshop at Glamorgan produced Celtic Crosses known as the "paneled" or "cartwheel" slab, which were made from the late ninth century until the eleventh century. The Coychurch Cross employs two separate styles of Celtic design, the wheel cross and knot work. The head of the cross in the form of the wheel cross originated not from the crucifixion cross but from the Chi-Rho monogram representing Christ. The letter X (chi) and P (rho), the first two letters of Christ in Greek, were one over the other. After centuries this symbol came to be enclosed in a circle. The interlacing which fills the shaft is endless, and thus cannot be untied. It represents everlasting life - the Alpha and Omega - the beginning and end in an eternal circle. 3"W X 6"L $34.

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