[Bonetools] double sided combs again

[S O'Connor]

Dear Marloes,

 

The York Archaeological Trust has at least 9 in ivory, although some are
very fragmentary, and I also remember at least one in bone and a wooden one
both from York.  In my current work I have also come across anothers in
ivory at the Hull and East Riding Museum, Kingston-upon-Hull.  The Hull
Museums collections can be viewed via
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museumcollections/ . Search on ' comb'.  You will
get 178 records of combs, all periods, materials and styles, 87 of them with
photographs.  I think I have seen most of the ivory double sided combs so if
you search on 'ivory comb' you will find 12 examples and the material ID
should be correct.  However all of these were originally identified as bone
and there may still be others that I have not seen that are still
misidentified as 'bone comb'. 

 

All the best,

 

Sonia

 

Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of
York

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Archaeological Sciences

Division of AGES,  

University of Bradford

Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

 

tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)

fax 01274 23 5210

 

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[mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Marloes
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Sent: 10 May 2012 09:31
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Subject: [Bonetools] double sided combs again

 


 Dear all,
 
I have now widened my search for double sided combs ('lice combs') and I am
looking for examples or references on medieval and post medieval double
sided combs made of ivory, or perhaps other raw materials such as bone, wood
or horn.
Any help is welcome.
 
Many thanks and best wishes,
 
Marloes

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