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Tortoiseshell Comb from Ashtead Villa
Combe shell and bone roman

Origin

Ashtead Villa (1st Century Roman Villa)

Type

Tortoiseshell Comb

Effects

Makes the victim think they are in 1st century England at a roman villa

Downsides

Trying to break them from this reality will result in a permanent psychotic break.

Activation

Combing

Collected by

Arthur Nielsen

Section

Belman-38725

Aisle

7627892-298703

Shelf

3454654-97376-872623

Date of Collection

June 6th, 2003

[Source]


Origins[]

Ashtead Roman Villa and Bathhouse dates to the 1st and 2nd century AD. In the north of Ashtead Common a number of earthworks and other features surround the site. The villa is a rare type of corridor villa, with considerable evidence that it adjoined a large scale tile manufactory.

The first buildings were erected circa AD 67-79, but the main period of activity and occupation was AD 117-38. The buildings were dismantled about AD 150, but the villa was partly rebuilt in AD 180. By about AD 200, at the latest, the site had ceased to be occupied. Extensive areas of quarries and spoil heaps demonstrate the extent of industrial activity on the site in the Roman period.

This comb made from tortoiseshell, sometime around the 1st century at the roman villa, Ashtead in Surrey, England.

Effects[]

When combed through the victims hair, the comb invades the victims brain and changes the chemical balances in the brain to make the victim think they are living in 1st century England at a roman settlement. Possibly contains the recorded brain waves of a roman worker living at Ashtead Villa.

Attempting to bring the affected back to reality, will result in a permanent break in the victims mind. Neutralizing the comb is the only way to revert the effects safely.

Collection[]

Collected by Arthur Nielsen on June 6th, 2003 in Surrey, Great Britain.

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