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<DIV>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 ?</DIV>
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<DIV>With thanks for your help,</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Riddler</DIV>
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