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Object Number 40-77-40/10126
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula; foot bends back riveted to center of bow, and is decorated with a three-knobbed hemisphere and ribbing; bow decorated with ribbing at either end, four parallel incised lines connecting the ribbing, and oblique lines along the edge; piece of pin is separate. 10 x 6 x 3 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, knobbed bent back foot is riveted to
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Date ca. 300 BCE-15 AD
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 5
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/10126
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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