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Saddle quern and rubbing stone
Quern stones were used for grinding grain into flour. This type is called a saddle quern, and consisted of a large flat or dish shaped stone and a smaller hand or rubber stone. Grain was places onto the saddle stone and the rubber stone was moved backwards and forwards over it, grinding the grain down.
Details
- Dimensions
- 750 x 380 x 160mm
- Material
- Stone/BM Inorganic
- Time Period
- Iron age, Prehistoric
- Property Information
- Jarlshof
- Object Number
- JAR479
- Access Status
- Display