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Object Number 40-77-40/11761
Display Title Shield boss
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary ornament of thin bronze sheet, consisting of two dome-shaped disks, one of which is still rivetted to a piece of wood. Probably one or two shield bosses. 3 x 6 cm. (width x diameter)
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fragmentary, thin bronze sheet, domed disks, one rive
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 215
Materials Bronze, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 40-77-40/11761
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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