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"Axe"-shaped amber pendants
"Axe"-shaped amber pendants
Object Number 40-77-40/10330
Display Title "Axe"-shaped amber pendants
Descriptions
Object Description "Axe"-shaped amber pendants of various sizes: 1 unfinished--actually just a slightly formed lump of amber. 1.6 x 1.4 cm. (largest); 1 x 0.8 cm. (smallest)
Inventory Description Ground stone beads or pendants, bell or axe shaped, amber
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 31
Materials Amber
Dimensions Overall: 1.7 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 33
Label on object 40-77-40/10330
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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