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Object Number 40-77-40/12013
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary bronze wire fibula with crossbow spring. The bow is set with 4 large amber beads. The middle two are cross-drilled like pendants, and between them is a large, flat bronze ring with abutting ends. The ring is decorted with incised lines, and one end is pinched. 10.5 x 3 x 3 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, wire fibula, fragmentary, crossbow spring, bow has 4
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 243
Materials Bronze, Amber
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm (4 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12013
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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