Context (Acquisition Details)
The Accession Register gives the source for this idno as St John's College, Cambridge, which tallies with Walker's publication (1912, p. 122) in which he notes that the objects from Grange Road were found on St John's College property and belong to the College. The date of the donation is currently unknown, but it seems likely that it was from St John's College possibly via F.G. Walker or perhaps the Cambridge Antiquarian Society.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to each of the comb fragments: 'Cricket Field Back of St John's College'. [This label is identical to those affixed to Z 29960 A and B. 15/4/2016 I.Gunn]
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Field collection)
Likely collected by Rev. Frederick George Walker during the building of the house 'Saxmeadham', Grange Road, in summer 1911.
Event Date 1911
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Walker, F.G. (1912). 'Roman and Saxon Remains from the Grange Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 16.2. pp. 122-127
Event Date 1912
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Fox, C. 1923. Archaeology of the Cambridge Region. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 243
Event Date 1923
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Other)
The labels affixed to the bone comb fragments are the same as the label affixed to one of the bone comb fragments of Z 29960 A, which was found in the grave of a Saxon girl during the building of a house, named Saxmeadham, on Grange Road opposite St John's College cricket field. This would account for the label reading 'Cricket Field Back of St John's College'. In his paper on the discoveries, Walker (1912) does mention discovering 'fragments of a comb similar to the one [Z 29960 A]' in a decorated Saxon urn, but does not illustrate the fragments so it is impossible to know if these are the fragments to which he is referring. It is possible the label affixed to Z 29960 A was done in error at a later date, because of the similarity to the bone comb fragments of Z 29960 C. Therefore, '?Grange Road; ?Saxmeadham' have been added to the Place field, St John's Cricket Field has been retained, and the publication details of Walker's article included in this record as a precaution.
Event Date 15/4/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Record for Z 29960 C[.1-3]: 'Seven fragments of bone combs, two with intact iron rivets.'
Event Date 15/4/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Analysis)
Nicola Trzaska-Nartowski, freelance archaeologist, examined Z 29960 C in November 2019 and identified it as comprising of pieces of two separate triangular combs, including this one.
Event Date 28/11/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Three sections of the a triangular bone comb, two with iron rivets and one the terminal end.
Event Date 29/11/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Three toothplates from a triangular, composite bone comb, including a terminal end. Two sections have iron rivets.
Event Date 10/11/2020
Author: Sam Daisley