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Object Number 40-77-40/10036
Display Title Fibula, leech
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze leech-shaped fibula with angular contour; traces of iron core and spring, most of foot surviving; bow decorated with pairs of incised lines at each end, connected by pairs of lines running along its length; area between these groups of lines filled with lighter oblique lines. 11 x 4 x 6 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, boat shaped fibula, traces of iron core and pin, elon
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Date ca. 750 BCE-300 BCE
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Tumulus I, grave 3
Materials Bronze, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 5.6 x 3.4 cm (4 x 2 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/10036
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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