Combs with perforated handles

Author

Riddler, Ian

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Archaeologia Cantiana. 1997, Vol. 117, 189-198, 2 ill.

ISSN

0066-5894

Abstract (en)

Combs with perforated or indented handles can generally be assigned to the 10th c., although some may be of 11th c. date. Those with hollowed chambers usually occur with perforated examples and would probably have been used to store pungent, aromatic plant remains, sealed with antler or ceramic plugs. This comb type appears to be Anglo-Saxon, and centred in East Anglia, although several related combs with perforated handles are now known from Canterbury.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Decorative arts -- Other media and forms -- United Kingdom
• Combs
• Great Britain
• 900-1100
• Kent (GBR)
• Handles
• Perforations
• Toilet articles

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Arts décoratifs -- Autres formes d'art -- Royaume-Uni
• Peigne
• Grande-Bretagne
• 900-1100
• Kent (GBR)
• Poignée
• Perforation
• Objet de toilette

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00205779

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