Three-layer comb
Three-layer combs of the Lombards from the first half of the 6th century
The three-layer comb is a model of a leg comb that was used from the pre-Roman Iron Age until the high Middle Ages . The often multi-part tooth plate, which can be toothed on one side or on both sides, is held together and reinforced by a handle. This grip is often decorated with ornaments (often: circular eye patterns , stripes) and is located on both sides in the middle or at the top of the comb .
These three layers of bone or antler are usually held together by several metal rivets (bronze, iron), hence the term three-layer comb.
An example of a medieval three-layer ridge is the Dublin Castle ridge . It was discovered during excavations at Dublin Castle in 1961/62 and dates from the 11th to 12th centuries AD.
literature
- S. Thomas: Studies on the Germanic ridges of the Roman Empire . Work and research reports on the Saxon soil monument preservation Volume 8. Dresden 1960.
- Mairead Dunlevy: A Classification of Early Irish Combs , in: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Archeology, Culture, History, Literature 88 C (1988), pp. 341- 422.
- Kristina Ambrosiani: Viking age coms, comb making and comb makers in the light of finds from Birka and Ribe . Stockholm Studies in Archeology Vol. 2, Stockholm 1981. ISBN 91-7146-150-7
Web links
- Three-layer ridge from Görzig (southern Anhalt), Koethen Prehistoric Collection . At www.museum-digital.de, accessed on February 27, 2013.
References and comments
- ↑ Detailed drawing of a three-layer comb with a precise description of the individual parts cf. Dunlevy, p. 344