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The Crescent and the Crescent with a V-rod through it, appear often on the Pictish Stones.


The crescent is thought to symbolise the moon/sun and also thought to symbolise death.


The V-rod is thought to be a bent or broken arrow.

The face of this Crescent is covered with key pattern design.

Underneath the Crescent with interlace, the symbols may be the back and front of a mirror, alternatively the larger one may be a mirror case.

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If you look closely at the cross on the front of the Rosemarkie Cross Slab, you can see within the recessed areas, key pattern design and four spirals.