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Object Number 40-77-40/11924
Display Title Sword
Descriptions
Object Description Iron sword, single-edged with two rivet holes in handle. The sword has been "ritually killed" by folding. Original length: 37 cm. Now 18 x 4 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, arms, sword, single-edged blade, rivet holes in handle, bent in half
Classification
  • Sword
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 232
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 4.5 x 4 cm (7 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/11924
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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