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1810 and IHS are carved into the back. There are also three nails and two three-lashed scourges.

F:1941.639

Penal Cross (N.M.I. Collection - F:1941.639)

A suspension hole is located at the top of the cross and below this INRI with the N reversed. The detailed figure of Christ is in relief. Symbols of the Passion of Christ carved on the front of the cross include an alpha, stars, a hammer, maniple, a ladder, a spear and at the bottom there is a skull and crossed bones and a cock rising from a pot.

Provenance: Ballymote, Co. Sligo via Morris Collection

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