Engravings
on Knowth East basin
| | These markings are from the huge stone basin which is located in the right
recess of the cruciform chamber of Knowth. The top image shows the
markings which are located in the bowl at the top of the basin,
while the lower marking is located around the front of the basin.
Brennan
says of the upper markings: "The stone basin at Knowth is a
ritual implement found in the context of an equinoctial solar construct.
As ideally the equinoxes divide twelve months of the year into two
equal parts, six radials are divided by a luni-solar emblem."
The photograph of this remarkable stone basin from Knowth shown
below is by Martin Byrne of the Sacred
Island website, at Carrowkeel.com. |
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