Living in a modern (soulless) era where everything is mass-produced and soulless inspires our history craving for objects so random yet so necessary such as combs. A comb is a comb right, it had one purpose 5000 years ago and it has the same purpose now, yet, there is a huge difference from combs today and the combs of the past.
The main difference is that now when we look upon ancient combs we see a mirror of a specific culture unlike the modern comb which represents nothing more than an object with a purpose.
Combs are among the oldest artifacts found by archaeologists, having been discovered in very refined forms from settlements dating back to 5,000 years ago in Persia.
The world’s oldest runic inscription (160 AD) on the Vimose comb, Denmark.Source
Comb made out of bone. Site Vienna I. district Judenplatz, synagogue filling of a pit in the Schulhof. Source
Bone comb with two heads of horses from the Carolingian period (750-900) found in the river Scheldt, now in the archeological museum of Hamme, Belgium. Source
Bone comb with bird figures from the Carolingian period (750-900) found in the river Scheldt, now in the archeological museum of Hamme, Belgium. Source.Source
Indian metal comb for keeping hair in place, adorned with a pair of birds. After removing the central stopper, perfume can be poured into the opening in order to moisten the teeth of the comb and the hair of the wearer.Source
A comb of tortoiseshell and silver, possibly from Goa; in the inventory of Rudolph II of Prague by 1607-1611. Source