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Object Number 40-77-40/12933
Display Title Fibula, crossbow
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character. Knobbed foot bends back to grasp flattened wire bow, which widens into an oval plate. The foot and bow are decorated with dot-and-circlea and geometric designs. 6.5 x 6.7 x 3 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, knobbed foot, wire bow with oval pla
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Destroyed grave P
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/12933
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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