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LOT 2031
Medieval 'Thames' Bone Comb Collection
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 4 1/4 in. (40 grams total, 5.5-10.8 cm).
Including double-sided bone combs with fine-cut teeth, horn comb and other types. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst mudlarking on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
From the private collection of a mudlarker, 1990-2005.
Acquired 2007.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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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