Weaving comb

Description

Weaving comb of cetacean bone, from Midhowe Broch, Orkney, 200 BC - 400 AD

Museum reference

X.GAM 2

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Weaving comb

Date

2nd century BC - 4th century

Materials

Cetacean bone

Physical description

Bone, cetacean; sides and base of broad handle concave; with thirteen teeth, three broken

Collection place(s)

Midhowe, Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

Scheduled Monument Record

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