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LOT 1835
Migration Period Horn Comb
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (14.95 grams, 71 mm).
Trapezoidal type with saw-cut teeth to each long edge, one group coarse and the other fine.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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