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LOT 1878

Viking Bone Comb

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

2 7/8 in. (30 grams, 72 mm).

Constructed from piled bone panels held with iron rivets; median D-shaped panel with teeth cut into the straight edge, faced by outer panels with incised wave-pattern detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from Brigantia Antiques, York, circa 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1878

Viking Bone Comb

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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