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1721 and IHS are carved into the back. There are also three nails and four three-lashed scourges.

F:1932.95

A suspension hole is missing from the top of the cross and below this INRI with the N and R joined. The detailed figure of Christ is in relief and below the feet there may have been a skull in relief. Symbols of the Passion of Christ carved on the front of the cross include two stars, a hammer, pincers, a chalice, a ladder, a spear and at the bottom there is a representation of crossed bones, a cock rising from a pot and a three-lashed scourge.

Provenance: Tuam, Co. Galway via Dr. Costello.

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F:1932.95 is located at:
In Storage


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F:1941.639


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F:L1931.22


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