Accession No
Z 25539.1
Description
Six fragments of a double-sided composite bone comb. The central strengthening bar has a semicircular cross-section and is denticulated. Two iron rivets in place.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 25539.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Comb
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
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: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett description for Z 25539[.1-4]: 'Some with metal pins.'
Event Date 28/03/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Six fragments of a double-sided composite bone comb. The central strengthening bar has a semicircular cross-section and is denticulated. Two iron rivets in place.
Event Date 20/11/2020
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:9147
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