Basic info

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Linen smoother

Object category

Anglo-Scandinavian

Description

Bun shaped. Waterman 1959 says of this and others like it: "A number of bun-shaped objects of glass, concave on the underside, frequently burnt and semi vitrified at the surface, which are conveniently described as linen smoothers, have occured from York."

Production date start

866

Production date end

1066

Period

Anglo-Scandinavian