Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-1907, Anderson, Joseph, 1832-1916, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland · Edinburgh, Printed by Neill & co., limited · leaf 96
sculpture on the front is so much defaced that it is not at all easy to make out the figure subjects or the ornament. The creature like a seal bears a marked resemblance to the unformed culi on the left side of the shaft of the cross on the front of the Shandwick stone. In both cases the creature… … Front. Fig. 71. — Lower part of upriglit cross-slab witli sculpture in relief, from Tarbat (No. 1), now at Invergordon. of the lioness, by breathing upon it, is made to symbolise the resurrection. ^ If the creature on the Tarbat stone be not a lion’s cub it may possibly be the fish monster, which…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism
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