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Object Number 40-77-40/12525
Display Title Fibula, crossbow
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character. Wire foot bends back and ends in elaborate junction ornament that is riveted to the flattened bow. The ornament is a container shaped like an arrow pointing from the spring and ending in a knob. At the base of the arrow is a crosspiece that rests on the spring. The entire container was apparently filled with enamel. 5.7 x 6.7 x 2 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, wire foot bends back and ends in arr
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 315
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 5.7 x 2 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12525
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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