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Object Number
40-77-40/10479
Display Title
Fibula, shield
Descriptions
Object Description
Large bronze shield fibula. Bow is solid, leech-shaped w/ dorsal ridges. The foot bends back to join a large shield-shaped disk, which is joined on the other side to the bow. Shield is elaborately decorated w/ filligree. From the edge are bands of a "twisted rope" pattern; zigzag pattern; tangential cords & large spiral. Top and each junction point seems to have been set w/ a loop. 12 x 6 x 3.7 cm
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, ornament, shield fibular, filagree design, leech shaped bow
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Slovenia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Vinica
Intrasite
Grave 52
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 5.7 x 3.9 cm (4 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-77-40/10479; 60/52
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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