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Object Number
40-77-40/11788
Display Title
Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragmentary bronze fibula, Middle La Tene character. Wire foot bends back to grasp flat wire bow. Below junction: shield-shaped disk decorated w/ cross-shaped groove & a dot-and-circle design in each quadrant. Groove filled w/ red substance, probably enamel. Above junction: foot ends in cross piece w/ knobs on each end decorated w/ incised oblique lines. Originally on crossbow spring. 5x3.3x2 cm.
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, fragmentary, wire foot bends back to grasp fl
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 219
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-77-40/11788
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 40-77-40/11380 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12366 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10422 | Fibula, shield |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12087 | Fibula |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12083 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12086 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12759 | Fibula, shield |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/13092 | Fibula, shield |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12663 | Fibula, crossbow |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10530 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12660 | Fibula, crossbow |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12894 | Fibula, crossbow |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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