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Object Number 40-77-40/12423
Display Title Fibula, crossbow
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character. Flat boot bends back to grasp leech-shaped bow, and has large junction disk with central hole; disk must have originally held amber or enamel; bow is decorated with incised concentric triangles. 9.8 x 6 x 3.7 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, flat ridged foot bends back to grasp
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 298
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm (3 13/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12423
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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