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Middle Bronze Age bone weaving comb
Two fragments joined; featuring eleven teeth and a narrow, pointed handle.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
64.135/7
Find Information
Site Name: Lesser Garth Cave, Lesser Garth
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1963-1964
Notes: Found in a layer sealed by stalagmite above the roof-collapse.
Acquisition
donation, 13/4/1964
Measurements
Length
(mm): 163.0
Width
(mm): 13.0 (at comb end)
Width
(mm): 9.5 (mid point)
Width
(mm): 1.0 (of teeth)
Length
(mm): 2.5 (of teeth)
Weight
(g): 5.3
Material
Bone
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