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Object Number 40-77-40/11942
Display Title Knife
Descriptions
Object Description Bone handle with iron knife still in place; two pieces of bone are riveted with bronze on the side, and at the bottom joined with a folded bronze sheet that is riveted through with iron. 13.5 x 3 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, bone, handle, remains of iron knife between pieces, bronze and iron riv
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Handle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 235
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm (3 3/4 x 1 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/11942
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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