Summary

Waster of wood, conical with pin-socket from lathe-turned bowl production, from Iona, Argyll, 550 - 750 AD

Accession Number

X.1997.162

Other references

None

Original description

[MOS List, Wood, II.2.5, August 1997]. [One of] Cone-shaped turning wasters, from bowl production ("turnips"): - Iona, with pin socket. PK note: Provisional 1997 register number allocated to MOS object. [MoS description] Working wood. Lathe turning. {Lathe turning leaves behing distinctive shapes of waste material depending on what was being made. Bowls leave conical 'turnips' [6-8]; items such as handles leave cylindrical stubs [9]. The spike-holes or slots used to fix the wood to the drive-shaft are still visible.} Waste products. (7) Conical waster with pin socket for attachment to drive shaft, Iona. 550 - 750 AD.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Iona, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1997

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

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