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Object Number 40-77-40/12931
Display Title Fibula, dragon
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary bronze dragon fibula with an openwork bow plate with eight "bull's-eye" designs, and a large knob on the foot. Associated with a very similar object (40-77-40/12932), both of Hallstatt (Early Iron Age) character. 8.4 x 2 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, oranament, dragon fibula, fragmentary, openwork bow plate with
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Destroyed grave P
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm (3 3/8 x 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12931
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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