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Description: | A post medieval ivory comb fragment probably dating 16th - 17th century. The comb is double-sided and made in one piece. The central section has straight, parallel sides. The surviving fragment is 43.81mm long. One one side the teeth are finer than on the other and the majority of the fine teeth are broken and missing. There is two guidelines carved along the start of the teeth on each side. The initials "IH" have been carved onto one side of the central section. The letters have serifs adn there is a cross line across the centre of the I. This style of lettering is common in the 16th - 17th centurys.A similar ivory comb is recorded on the PAS database please see LON-E40EF3. A similar comb is published in MacGregor, A., 1985. Bone Antler Ivory & Horn. The Technology of Skeletal Materials Since the Roman Period. London and Sydney: Croom Helm. Page 80; Figure (f). MacGregor (1985, 81) dates similar double-sided combs with thicker cross-sections to the medieval period and those with thinner cross-sections to the post-medieval period.Dimensions: length: 43.81mm; width: 51.81mm; thickness: 3.73mm; weight: 7.67g.
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