Comb, facial hair

Description

Small comb of bone, single-edged with incised decoration, used to comb a beard or moustache, from Langbank Crannog, Renfrewshire, 0 - 200 AD

Museum reference

X.HC 105

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Comb, facial hair

Date

1st - 2nd century

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Bone; single-edged; from a single segmental plate of bone; having circles and curvilinear design incised on one face

Collection place(s)

Langbank, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Celts (10 Mar 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Celts: Art and Identity (24 Sep 2015 - 31 Jan 2016)
  British Museum

On display

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