[Bonetools] Double-sided composite combs with paired connecting plates

[Ian Riddler]

I’m currently working on a series of combs from Ireland, including the enclosed example from Lagore, which is a double-sided composite comb with paired connecting plates. There are good late Roman parallels for this comb form, and also a few combs from later (6th to 7th century) cemetery contexts in northern Italy. My question is a very Italian/mediterranean one: does this comb type persist in Italy or elsewhere in Europe into the 8th to 9th century ?

With thanks for your help,

Ian Riddler
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