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LOT 1786
Viking Age Bronze Double-Sided Comb
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (29.4 grams, 64 mm).
With two differently sized rows of teeth and flat-section body.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LXI, item 9, for similar.
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