Burial Society Comb (Hevra Kaddisha Comb)
This silver comb was used in the preparation of a corpse for burial
Unknown Artist
- Vienna 1758|
The inscriptions on this comb identify it as belonging to the Burial Society of Mattersdorf (today Mattersburg), one of the so-called seven communities of the Burgenland (West Hungary).
| Name: | Burial Society Comb (Hevra Kaddisha Comb) |
| Artist: | Unknown Artist |
| Location: | |
| Origin: | Vienna, 1758 |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Dimensions: | 2 15/16 in.x 5 11/16 in. |
| Credit: | Gift of Georgette Grosz Spertus from the Maurice Spertus Collection |
| Catalog Number: | 68.1.149 |