comb
Object name
comb
Number
W-1988-615
Artefact category
Wooden Objects
Brief description
Complete wooden hair comb
Material
Buxus sempervirens (Box)
Dimensions
Length or Height (Whole Object): 81.16mm
Width or Diameter (Whole Object): 53.88mm
Depth (Whole Object): 9.45mm
Weight (Whole Object): 7g
Width or Diameter (Whole Object): 53.88mm
Depth (Whole Object): 9.45mm
Weight (Whole Object): 7g
Excavation site
Vindolanda
Excavation context
LXXIII E XVIII III. XVIII Armourer's floor
Year of excavation
1988
Bibliographic references
Birley, R. 1994. Vindolanda Research Reports, New Series. Volume 1.: The Early Wooden Forts.. 83
Roman Domestic Wood - Analysis of the morphology, manufacture and use of selected categories of domestic wooden artefacts with particular reference to the material from Roman Britain. – Catalogue number: C032 (published book)