DPA/The Local/jcw
DPA/The Local/jcw
Wouldn’t they have known it was a comb without having to write “comb” on it?
The comb is labeled “comb”? Is there a Trade Mark?
Is it for brushing out pet fur? Because you might expect to find runes on a cat-a-comb.
Runes are interesting in that they are basically geometric indicating they were originally carved in wood.
Speculation is that runes were origianlly carved in wood that has since rotted away, makes historical determinations, such as age of the letter form and provence of origin, difficult to determine. Stone lasts longer and there do exist runic phrases carved in stele, but they are primarily in western Europe.
Interestingly enough, the magnificent marble temples that the ancient Greeks built exhibited in their structures an origin in wood, which was simply copied when carved out of marble. Parts of a building along the eaves, primarily dentil ranges, triglyphs and metopes, would have had structural purposes in a wooden edifice that did not carry over to a stone structure. The marble colums, which originally would have been wood, did serve as supports for the roof.
Really, that is a beautiful piece of work, that shows a lot of patience & craftsmanship, not just in the decoration, but especially in cutting & finishing the teeth so finely & uniformly.
I'd likely be lazy enough to use something less eloquent, but ready made...
...and more likely to trap a few of the fleas, lice, and other vermin creeping around in the scalp & beard.
They should look around its resting spot for the Barber’s Pole.
Yes, archaeologists are always digging up runes.
