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Object Number
40-77-40/10159
Display Title
Fibula, crossbow
Descriptions
Object Description
Bronze crossbow fibula; foot bends back riveted to bow, and secured with bronze "clip"; foot contains disk with rim and post, where a conical bead of amber sits; edge of leech-shaped bow incised with oblique lines, as is edge of disk; below disk, foot is decorated with row of dots along each edge, and up middle dots and circles connected to each other by oblique lines. 9 x 6.5 x 4 cm.
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, crossbow spring, bent back foot grasps incise
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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Slovenia
/
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<County>
/
<City>
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Vinica
Intrasite
Grave 13
Materials
Bronze, Amber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 4.1 x 3 cm (3 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-77-40/10159
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-77-40/12625 | Fibula, crossbow |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10155 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/11969 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10149 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/11788 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/11162 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/12663 | Fibula, crossbow |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
| |
| 40-77-40/10150 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/11476 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10719 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10422 | Fibula, shield |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/13039 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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