Comb, Goteborg Stadsmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden

Viking comb with spiral decoration, and bronze mounts used to attach to a leather belt or horse bridle, from the village of Ellingebo, Krokstad parish, Bohuslan, in the Museum of Gothenburg, or Goteborg Stadsmuseum, a history museum founded 1861 and housed in East India House, in Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. Combs were used by males and females when brushing and plaiting hair and beards, and are often found in graves. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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