Bone Double-Sided Dressing Comb

Two fragments from a bone (or less likely wood) one-piece double sided dressing/lice comb. The fragments of the comb are mendable but are not mended/glued. More than half of the comb and many of the teeth are missing. The teeth appear very fine on both sides of the comb.

• Object number

  185.56

• Dimensions

  Width 2.22 inches

  Thickness 0.14 inches

• Animals/objects

  Dressing Comb

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Fauna

• Material

  Bone

• Context

  Lot 11, Test Cut H: Tan Sand and Mixed Tan Gray Sand (624.185)

• Forms

  Incomplete

• Techniques

  Cut/Carved