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Object Number 40-77-40/11984
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Large bronze fibula of Middle La Tene character; foot bends back to grasp the thick wire bow, and is set with an enormous knob, cast with a meander pattern; crossbow spring is shortened and the catchplate is edged with oblique lines. 10.5 x 3.1 x 4 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, large, foot bends back to grasp the thick wi
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 237
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.6 x 4 x 3 cm (3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/11984
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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