Photograph: Long bone comb with teeth on both sides and a central plate riveted along its length. Some of the teeth are broken.
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Comb

Date: Late 700s - 800s

A number of large fine combs were recovered from the Royal Opera House site. They date from the late 700s to 800s. The combs are made of a number of 'tooth-plates' held together by iron rivets through two linear connecting plates. Combs were made at this site and probably elsewhere in Lundenwic. They were intended for personal use by both men and women. They may also have had a symbolic function, and could have been marriage gifts.

Accession number: ROP95[972]<7>

Place of collection: Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Floral Street WC2 [Ciy of Westminster]

Material: bone

Measurements: L 235 mm; W 45 mm

Gallery location: Case 4

Related material

Subjects:

Anglo-Saxons
Dress
Manufacturing

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