Accession No
1957.169 B
Description
Rectangular single-sided wooden comb. Backplate decorated with longitudinal grooves and peaked openwork back above; multiple fine teeth. One large piece and multiple smaller fragments.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Middle Bronze Age II
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1957.169 B; G73 122 [Excavation Register]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tomb G.73
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Jericho, excavated by Kathleen Kenyon, 1952-1958. See archive for field notebooks, distribution lists, etc. (BR6/3/1/1 – BR6/3/1/8).
Event Date 1952
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Original description for 1957.169 A-C: 'Fragmentary small bone combs of same general shape as 1957.169 A'
Event Date 1957
Author: maa
Context (References)
Kenyon, K.M. (1965). Excavations at Jericho, Vol. II: The Tombs Excavated in 1955–1958. London: The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. p. 447 ff
Event Date 1965
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular single-sided wooden comb. Backplate decorated with longitudinal grooves and peaked openwork back above; multiple fine teeth. One large piece and multiple smaller fragments.
Event Date 28/7/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:299035
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