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LOT 1692
Carolingian Bone Comb
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (15.09 grams, 82 mm).
Lentoid in section with thick-cut teeth to one edge and fine-cut to the other.
ProvenanceEx private central European collection.
with Tkalec AG, Limmatquai 48, Zurich, early 2000s.
Acquired from the above, 2006.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1692
Carolingian Bone Comb
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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