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Object Number 40-77-40/10372
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Early La Tene character. The foot bends back to rest on the flattened bow against a small rivet, after first passing through a second crossbow spring. The foot is decorated with ribbing, and the bow w/ a line of engraved concentric circles. 9.5x5x3.5 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, ribbed, incised circles, broken
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 35
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm (3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/10372; 5/35
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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