I have been sorting through some papers and came across a picture of this fine Roman comb showing the blinding of Polyphemus and possibly Meleager on the reverse. The comb was apparently part of a grave group that contained other ivory objects, a glass phiale and an agate amphoriskos with silver adornment.
The group surfaced in Switzerland.
Where was the grave found? What other objects were in the group?
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Isn't it Odysseus' boar hunt, and Odysseus as beggar, on the other side ?
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