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Object Number
40-77-40/12708
Display Title
Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description
Bronze fibula of Middle La Tene character; flat foot bends back to grasp solid leech-shaped bow, to which it is also tied with a flat bronze ring; foot has a container-like junction disk with a central hole that must have held amber or enamel. Remains of a chain suspend from the crosspiece of the crossbow spring by a wire ring. 6.6 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, foot bends back, crossbow spring, leech-shape
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Slovenia
/
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/
<County>
/
<City>
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Vinica
Intrasite
Destroyed grave F
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-77-40/12708
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-77-40/12663 | Fibula, crossbow |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12432 | Fibula, beetle |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/12894 | Fibula, crossbow |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/12423 | Fibula, crossbow |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/13021 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/12892 | Fibula, crossbow |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/11969 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/13014 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/11833 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12416 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/13039 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/11380 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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