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Archaeological Collection

Comb

Comb
Item name:Comb
Dating:6th c.
Material:Horn
Dimensions:l. 17.2 cm
Findspot:Lajh in Kranj
Inv. No.:S 7601
On display:Medival Stories from the Crossroads

Description

This horn comb from Kranj depicts the battle of two mounted horsemen. Better preserved side depicts a warrior with a sword in his right hand raised high and a horse standing beside him. Opposite them stands the opponent’s horse without its rider and surrounded by human body parts. Closing in on this group are animals that resemble most closely a pack of wolves.


Further reading

Knific, Timotej in Nabergoj, Tomaž, 2016: Medieval Stories from the Crossroads, Ljubljana, Fig. 52, pp. 41-48, 221.

On display in the Permanent Exhibition