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Small bone comb

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From Ghegan Rock near Seacliff, East Lothian

Postcard of Small bone comb.
000-100-040-684-C
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Small bone comb

This small bone comb was found at Ghegan Rock near Seacliff in East Lothian. It was used to comb a beard or moustache, sometime between 0 and 200 AD.

The round-backed comb is decorated with an incised crescent and circles, filled with small pin pricks. The outlines appear to have been drawn with a compass. The comb was made from a single piece of bone.

Combs are known in Scotland from the last few centuries BC onwards. Small combs like this one were probably used for grooming facial hair. Larger combs, for head hair, were used not only as grooming tools but also for de-lousing.


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Online ID: 000-100-040-684-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HD 78
Date: Between 0 and 200 AD
Material: Bone; round-backed; ornamented with crescents and circles
Dimensions: 2.25" L
What: Comb
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Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Seacliff, Ghegan Rock
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Description: Small round-backed bone comb with incised Celtic crescent and circles decoration, from Ghegan Rock, near Seacliff
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