Hair comb

Description

Double-sided, composite bone hair comb with plates decorated with dot-in-circle motif, from Freswick Links, Caithness, 1275 - 1300 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 748

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Hair comb

Date

1275 - 1300

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Bone; composite; double-sided 'butterfly' type; plates decorated with dot-in-circle motif; two rows of bronze rivets

Collection place(s)

Freswick Links, Caithness, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Archaeology of South-East Caithness in Context (16 Jun 2008 - 15 Jun 2011)
  Dunbeath Preservation Trust

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record