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Object Number 40-77-40/11851
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze fibula of Middle La Tene character; foot bends back and ends in goose-head ornament with the beak riveted to the large navicular bow; bow is decorated up the middle with parallel lines filled with chevrons, and edged with small oblique grooves; crossbow spring is exaggerated in length. 7.5 x 7.5 x 4 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, goose effigy fibula, crossbow spring, incised
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 225
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 7 x 3.6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/11,851
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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