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headstone
(redirected from Gravemarker)

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headstone
The principal stone in a foundation, as the cornerstone of a building or the keystone of an arch.


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Today, the Celtic cross is commonly used as a gravemarker, though this is a departure from both medieval and Celtic revival periods when the symbol was used mainly as a monument and had little association with grave markings.
His gravemarker is etched with golf clubs and a ball, a tribute to his favorite pastime.
This far distant contact is excellently brought out in the exhibition by a series of Coptic gravemarkers and exotic textiles whose influence on the art of Northumbria is immediately apparent.
 
 
 
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