THIS PAPER DESCRIBES and discusses the significance of a number of metalwork and glass finds from the important early medieval monastery on the island of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The finds mainly come from previously unpublished excavations, especially those by Charles Thomas from 1956–63. They include unique items such as an 8th-century lion figurine, and a 12th-century human head, both in copper alloy. These finds attest, for the first time, to the production of complex ecclesiastical metalwork such as reliquaries at Iona, and are some of the few such items to be recovered from excavated contexts. Fragments of early medieval window glass demonstrate that the buildings of the early monastery were more sophisticated than previously believed, and moulds and a reticella rod indicate decorative glass-working. A number of copper-alloy pins, strap-fittings and other decorative pieces of 9th- and 10th-century date show significant Norse-period occupation, and probably continuing metalworking traditions throughout the early medieval period. Taken together, these new finds begin to reveal that Iona was furnished with richly decorated shrines and reliquaries similar in sophistication to the illustrated manuscripts and sculptured monuments known to have been produced in the monastery.

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中世纪早期修道院的装修：来自爱奥那的新证据

本文描述并讨论了苏格兰阿盖尔和比特爱奥那岛上重要的中世纪早期修道院的许多金属制品和玻璃发现的重要性。这些发现主要来自以前未发表的发掘，尤其是查尔斯·托马斯 (Charles Thomas) 1956-63 年的发掘。其中包括独特的物品，例如 8 世纪的狮子雕像和 12 世纪的人头，均采用铜合金制成。这些发现首次证明了复杂的教会金属制品的生产，例如爱奥那的圣物盒，并且是从挖掘环境中恢复的少数此类物品中的一些。中世纪早期窗户玻璃的碎片表明，早期修道院的建筑比以前认为的更复杂，模具和网状杆表明装饰性玻璃工作。多个铜合金针脚，9 世纪和 10 世纪日期的带子配件和其他装饰品显示了北欧时期的重要占领，并且可能在整个中世纪早期延续了金属加工传统。综上所述，这些新发现开始表明爱奥那岛拥有装饰华丽的神龛和圣物，其精致程度与已知在修道院中制作的插图手稿和雕刻纪念碑相似。