Viking Comb

Title

Viking Comb

Subject

Archaeological artefacts

Description

A Viking comb and a bronze pin found at Larne, County Antrim, and are on display in Ulster museum, Both items were found in 1840 in a male Viking grave dating to the tenth century.

Although television and film often depict Vikings as muddy, filthy and shaggy-haired, the reality is that Vikings took care of their appearance. Combs are a common find, and, like this one, are often well-decorated suggesting that they were valued. They would usually be made of bone or antler and could even have their own cases.

Creator

Notafly

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Publisher

Wikimedia Commons

Date

04/03/2010

Contributor

Administrator

Rights

(c) Notafly (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Relation

http://nmni.com/

Format

jpg

Type

StillImage

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/items/show/120

Coverage

Viking Age, 10th century, Ireland, Larne, County Antrim

Original Format

jpg

Files

UlsterMuseumVikingcu.JPG

Geolocation

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