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Object Number 40-77-40/12173
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary small bronze fibula. Crossbow spring has bronze rod core and exaggerated crosspiece. Bow is rectangular in cross section, arched and decorated with ridges. Possibly a certosa variant, as end of foot seems to have had vertical ornament. 4.7 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, small, fragmentary, crossbow spring has bronz
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 262
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12173
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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