Hunnic bone comb

The bone comb, which dates back to the middle third of the 5th century, was found in the clay mine on the outskirts of Csorna during the archaeological task of the West-East. The two-row comb, carved from bone, was assembled from 3 larger parts. Both sides are held together by 1 stiffening rib. Between the two ribs are small, rectangular bone plates, on which the teeth were formed by densely filed. The length of the teeth gradually decreased at both ends of the comb. The bone plates were held together with 4 pieces of bronze rivets. The stiffening ribs are decorated with sets of engraved lines.

Time and hard, clay soil were not kind to the object. The small bone teeth were almost all broken after the grave was placed, and the ribs were also broken. The comb was found from under the skull, tightly attached to it, it is possible that it could have been stuck in the deceased's hair at one point.
In Transdanubia, the two-row bone combs appear at the end of the 4th century, in the late Roman cemeteries, and are also very popular in the later period of migration.

Bálint Savanyú
archaeologist, museologist

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