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Object Number 40-77-40/12213
Display Title Fibula, anthropomorphic
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze anthropomorphic fibula. Bar marked by a halo, drilled w/5 holes from which bronze (?) loops were suspended. Rectangular body marked w/4 dot-and-circle motifs in a square, and edged with incised line. A necklace is also indicated w/incised lines. Base of bow where spring riveted wrapped with bronze wire. The spring bends back sharply, may have occurred post-depositionally. (measurements?)
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, fragmentary, wire bow spring, central large,
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 270
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm (3 1/8 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/12213
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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