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Object Number 40-77-40/10150
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Massive bronze fibula of Middle La Tene character with crossbow spring; foot bends back to grasp bow, below which bow widens into disk decorated with incised lines; two parallel lines filled in with oblique lines form a diagonally bisected rectangle; foot decorated with a large knob and several small ridges; ridges decorated with small incised lines, as is knob. 10 x 3.5 x 7 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, bent back foot grasps bow, bow widens into in
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 11
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 4 x 3.7 cm (3 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/10150
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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