Accession No
Z 29680.4
Description
Endplate of a double-sided composite bone comb of rounded rectangular shape. Differentiated teeth and central strengthening bar in place; two iron rivets. The comb appears to be copper-stained.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 29680.4
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
39mm x 6mm x 38mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 29680[.1-.8]: 'Associated small finds from the cemetery: Fragments of more than one comb, bone. 3 fragments of thin sheet bronze. 3 beads, one fused'
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Endplate of a double-sided composite bone comb of rounded rectangular shape. Differentiated teeth and central strengthening bar in place; two iron rivets. The comb appears to be copper-stained.
Event Date 24/11/2020
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of bone comb with rivet.
Event Date 18/3/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:286752
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