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Object Number
40-77-40/9462
Display Title
Bronze helmet plates
Descriptions
Object Description
Triangular sheet bronze plates, with coneheaded nails passing through center and bent down back; once covered a leather helmet/cap, which is now missing. 4.7 x 4.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, ornament, helmet plates, triangular, with nails through and ben
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Slovenia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Bela Cerkev
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Weisskirchen
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Weisskirchen
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 4.7 x 4.7 x 1.9 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
12
Label on object
40-77-40/9462
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1905)
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