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Object Number 40-77-40/12883
Display Title Pin, shepherd's crook
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze shepherd's crook pin of unusual form. The body is massive, and tapers to a chisel-like end that is both bent and twisted. The head is tightly bent, giving it a "?"-like appearance. The body is decorated with ribbing, the head with wide depressions flanked by ridged ("eyes"). Associated with another similar object (40-77-40/12882). 23 x 5.5 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, domestic, pin, shepherd's crook, ribbed, very thick, tapered tip
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Pin
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Destroyed grave N
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 2.3 x 7.4 x 4.5 cm (7/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12883
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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