Smoother, linen

Description

Hemispherical lump of black glass used for smoothing linen, from a Viking burial at Ballinaby, Islay

Museum reference

X.IL 148

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Smoother, linen

Materials

Glass

Physical description

Glass, black; hemispherical

Collection place(s)

Ballinaby, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Vikings (30 Nov 2005 - 01 Oct 2006)
  Australian National Maritime Museum
  Auckland War Memorial Museum

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

On display

national museum of scotland »
level -1 »
scotland galleries »
early people »
dead and sometimes buried »
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