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Object Number 40-77-40/10061
Display Title Fibula, leech
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze, leech-shaped fibula. Bow decorated with ribbing on both ends and the middle, and between these are two parallel incised lines in a zigzag pattern. An iron ring is now attached by corrosion, and there are traces of an iron pin and an iron spring. 6.5x3x4 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, navicular fibula, incised and ribbed bow, iron ring a
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Date ca. 750 BCE-300 BCE
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Tumulus II, grave 1
Materials Bronze, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/10061
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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