- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden double comb with teeth closely spaced on one side and widely spaced on the other. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/2/2006]
- Geographical reference
- England City of London
- Date / Period
- Archaeological period: Romano-British
- Date collected
- By 1911
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1911
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 73 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1911.59.3
Search terms: Toilet, Comb, Toilet Article
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