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Object Number 40-77-40/11476
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character. Square foot bends back to grasp flattened, leech-shaped bow. Foot contains a junction disk set with a "layer-cake"-shaped bead (prob. enamel) and capped with small, bronze disk with raised dot design. Bow is decorated with incised lines and chevrons. 9.5 x 6.5 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, square foot bends back to grasp fla
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 186
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.6 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/11476
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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