Comb

Description

Comb of antler from a female burial in a stone-lined pit grave [5], Westness, Orkney, 850 - 925 AD

Museum reference

X.1997.767

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Comb

Date

850 - 925

Materials

Antler

Collection place(s)

Westness, Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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