Context (Acquisition Details)
W.T.W. Potts' brother, Malcolm Potts, also collected material from Little Wilbraham cemetery, which was donated to MAA in 1953 (1953.102.1-.6).
Event Date 17/2/2014
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Field collection)
The William Taylor Windle Potts bequest of Anglo-Saxon artefacts from a single grave in Little Wilbraham (2013.286-2013.291) were collected by Potts and his father, Ronald Windle Potts in 1943. W.T.W. Potts wrote an account of their discovery, now in the MAA archive, in which he wrote: 'The grave, which is still visible [as of 3 April 2005] in the face of the old chalk quarry, had been disturbed by rabbits and probably by children... Only fragments of bones remained of the upper portion of the skeleton. The lower half of the grave had been quarried away. The [brooches] and comb were in the shoulder region. The only other items were two round stones in the upper corners of the grave. It lay NW-SE, at the right angles to the edge of the quarry farthest from the Street Way. We took the items to [MAA], which conserved them.'
Event Date 17/2/2014
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Double-sided bone comb, held together with iron rivets. One half of one end remains intact, the other end is missing entirely; many of the teeth are also missing.
Event Date 17/2/2014
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Double-sided, composite bone comb. Rectangular with rounded terminals and graduated and differentiated teeth; several teeth broken at base. Central strengthening bars present on each side decorated with denticulation along the outer edge and secured by six iron rivets. One endplate and possibly a toothplate missing. Two teeth detached but present.
Event Date 6/1/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins