Comb. Small comb made of bone, broken in half with some teeth missing. Decorated with incised lines along the top edges and teeth, and with a pierced hole.

ABDUA:17432

Bone comb (broken), single-sided with a high back that was pierced by a circular hole and edged by two incised lines. The teeth are rectangular in cross-section. Dated to around AD 1500, comes from Orkney and may have been used as a hair ornament.

Field Collection Date: 1915 (pre)

Early: 1450 Late: 1550 Period: EMED

bone, L: 33 mm W: 46 mm

Physical Object

Europe, Scotland, North, Orkney

Acquisition Source: Callander, J.Graham Dr