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Object Number 34-25-40/8273
Display Title Handle
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary bone handle, probably for a long knife; decorated with dot-and-circle "eyes" and triangular zones of cross-hatching. 18.8 cm. (length)
Inventory Description Organic, bone ornament, carved circles, dots and cross hatching
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Magdalenska Gora
Intrasite Tumulus IV, grave 32
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 3 x 1.2 cm (7 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 34-25-40/8273
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1908)

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