Copper-alloy, 6.16 grams, 44.00 mm. 9th-11th century AD. A rare example of a Viking or Anglo-Scandinavian single-sided comb made from a copper-alloy sheet or about 1mm thickness. The teeth are individually cut and very fine (about 0.7mm). The sides feature semicircular cut-outs and there is a circular cut-out from the centre of the handle (partially lost in antiquity). The upper surface is decorated with incised ring-and-dot motifs. Reference: cf. cast openwork copper-alloy comb from Eskelham, Sweden, and another example from Whitby in Late Saxon, Viking and Early Mediaeval Finds from York in Antiquity, vol.97 (1959). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.