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Description: | An incomplete late Post Medieval ivory comb (17th - 18th centuries). The one-piece comb has been formed from a single piece of ivory, possibly cetacean bone given that the comb was crafted in one piece and that the teeth had to be aligned with the grain (MacGregor 1985). The comb is double-sided, with the scars for a set of coarse teeth on one side of a central reserve and a set of fine teeth on the other. The elliptical section of the comb means that although the teeth are slender in profile, from front to back they are considerably wider. The boundaries of the central reserve are symmetrical where it is abutted by the teeth of the comb. The reserve is devoid of decoration. The end sections of the comb are narrow and undecorated. One remains intact, the other has half missing beyond the central reserve and has been damaged in one corner of the remaining section. The elliptical section of the comb has no decoration and does not appear to have been deliberately shaped. The surface of the comb has acquired a dark mottled staining from the foreshore environment. Aside from this, however, the comb is in very stable condition and this suggests a later date, possibly even 19th century. Dimensions: length: 50.46mm; width: 57.29mm; thickness: 3.03mm; weight: 6.59g.MacGregor (1985, 81) dates similar double-sided combs with thicker cross-sections to the medieval period and those with thinner cross-sections to the post-medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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