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Object Number 40-77-40/12120
Display Title Beltplate
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary bronze beltplate, cast in form of double-spiral spectacle, with ridges representing the coils. At the center of each "coil" a raised boss with an iron rivet. A "figure 8" bridge is stylized as two rings straddling an "oxhide"-shaped raised area, each arm decorated with three bronze rivets. 18 x 7.5 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, beltplate, fragmentary, double-spiral spectacle form,
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 255
Materials Bronze, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 7.4 x 1 cm (5 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 40-77-40/12120
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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