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Bone Comb
3D model of a piece of carved bone that was part of a medieval comb, probably from the 12th or 13th century. The teeth of the comb were spaced very close together – perhaps to help with removing lice. It is made of bone and is double-sided. It was excavated from a midden (i.e., refuse heap) on the island of Eilean Mor in Loch Finlaggan on Islay (in Western Scotland). [Original Object: 54mm x 25mm]…
Creator
- cineg
Subject
- Cultural Heritage & History
- archaeology
- combs (grooming tools)
- archaeological objects
- bone (material)
- Archaeology
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- cineg
Subject
- Cultural Heritage & History
- archaeology
- combs (grooming tools)
- archaeological objects
- bone (material)
- Archaeology
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- 2018
- 2018
Temporal
- 12th or 13th century AD
- Medieval
Places
- Finlaggan
Provenance
- Photogrammetry; Photogrammetry
Identifier
- share3d:1428
- share3d:1428
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- eng
Is part of
- Share3D
- United Kingdom
Year
- 2018
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2024-03-26T19:34:37.363Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-09-09T13:14:36.050Z