Accession No
Z 25538.1
Description
24 fragments of a composite double-sided bone comb. The central strengthening bar is decorated with groups of transverse lines and there are two surviving iron rivets.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; ?Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge; ?Girton; ?Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
?Girton College, Cambridge [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 25538.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Description for Z 25538[.1-6]: 'Probably Girton College Cemetery.
The card has the following entry: "Fragments of bone combs from cremations"'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 25538[.1-6]: Comb- Fragment
Event Date
Author: maa
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)
24 fragments of a composite double-sided bone comb. The central strengthening bar is decorated with groups of transverse lines and there are two surviving iron rivets.
Event Date 20/11/2020
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:9157
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