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Object Number
40-77-40/10805
Display Title
Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragments cast bronze fibula. The bow is "bird" shaped with four holes through the center of the "body," and topped with a mushroom-shaped ornament. Both the bow itself and the ornament have incised impressions that are filled with amber. The spring, with its core of iron, is riveted to the bow. 7 x 6 cm.
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, ornament, cast bronze fibula, bow is cruciform with 4 holes thr
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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Slovenia
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Vinica
Intrasite
Grave 98a
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Amber
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 x 5.2 x 1.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-77-40/10805
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 40-77-40/10785 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10159 | Fibula, crossbow |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12213 | Fibula, anthropomorphic |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10927 | Fibula, compound |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/11969 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12625 | Fibula, crossbow |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10385 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12365 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/11019 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10744 | Fibula, lance |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/10401 | Fibula |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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| 40-77-40/12362 | Fibula, crossbow |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Vinica
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