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Object Number 40-77-40/12761
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze fibula of Middle La Tene character. Ridged and knobbed foot bends back to grasp wire bow, square in cross section. Below the junction, bow widens into a heart-shaped disk. The foot and the disk are decorated with geometric patterns. According to Mahr, had a large crossbow spring which is now missing. 8.5 x 2.6 x 2.8 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula fragments, knobbed and ridged foot, oval incis
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Destroyed grave H
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/12761
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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