Accession No
1953.192
Description
Double-sided rectangular bone comb with differentiated teeth. Denticulated central strengthening bar with six iron rivets in situ and one modern copper alloy rivet. Otherwise undecorated; heavily reconstructed.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Melbourn
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Archaeological Field Club [donor]; Wilson, David Mackenzie [excavator]; Erskine, R. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1953.192
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
124mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Two edged bone comb. The centre bar is held in place with six iron and one bronze rivet
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Grave 14.
Collected by: Cambridge Archaeological Field Club
Event Date 1952
Author: maa
Context (References)
(Bib): 1956. Wilson, D.M. The Initial Excavations of an Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol XLIX. pp. 29-41.
Event Date 1956
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Double-sided rectangular bone comb with differentiated teeth. Denticulated central strengthening bar with six iron rivets in situ and one modern copper alloy rivet. Otherwise undecorated; heavily reconstructed.
Event Date 20/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:16157
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