Collections Online
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Advanced Search
Early Medieval bone comb
Reconstructed ribs and teeth of a double sided comb. Originally held together by 3 iron rivets. The central ribs are of a thin rectangular section with bevelled edges. Both sides are ornamented with 2 groups of 3 dot and circle motifs. Teeth were even on both sides. The comb has flattened ogival end plates decorated with a single dot and circle motif. A further 18 fragments survive.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/F.18
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 5, cut XVII, Layer 20. Context A A: Powdery soil, usually light in colour with some stone, much bone, charcoal flecking.
Measurements
length / mm:93 (comb)
width / mm:55 (comb)
thickness / mm:10 (comb)
length / mm:70 (bar)
width / mm:13 (bar)
maximum length / mm:20 (teeth)
length / mm
thickness / mm:3 (teeth)
weight / g:11.7
Categories
verifiedComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.