Accession No
1934.882 A
Description
Part of a single-sided composite bone comb. Endplate with a triangular end profile, curved notch detail and graduating teeth; eight present. Toothplate stained green from contact with copper alloy.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Griffith, Arthur Foster [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1934.882 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
26mm
Events
Context (References)
Hollingworth, Edith Joan, and Maureen M. O'Reilly. (1925). The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Girton College, Cambridge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Event Date 1925
Author: Jane Pettitt
Context (CMS Context)
The card has the following entry: " Original label:' Girton. Cambs' "
Event Date 10/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Small fragment of end of one-edged comb. Stained green by contact with bronze
Event Date 10/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Part of a single-sided composite bone comb. Endplate with a triangular end profile, curved notch detail and graduating teeth; eight present. Toothplate stained green from contact with copper alloy.
Event Date 1/12/2020
Author: Jane Pettitt
FM:8999
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