Crescent (Pictish symbol)

The crescent is a Pictish symbol of unknown meaning, that is generally found in combination with an overlaid V-rod on Class I and Class II Pictish stones and infrequently without (as is the case on the Drosten Stone).[1] The symbol is found in various combinations with other symbols, notably with the double disc and z-rod.

Gallery

Aberlemno 3 rear face detail; Class II 
St Orland's Stone 
Invereen Stone 
Brandsbutt Stone 

References

  1. ↑ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancienct and Historic Monuments of Scotland
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