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Object Number 40-77-40/10890
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula. Middle La Tene character. Foot bends back to be riveted to flattened bow, and is set with large bronze bead decorated with concentric ridges. The bow is decorated with lengthwise striations. The spring is short, and the cross piece unusually low. 9 x 1.8 (spring) x 3.3 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, short crossbow spring with low crosspiece, fo
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 108
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.2 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm (3 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/10890
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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