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Button, zoomorphic
Object Number 40-77-40/12568
Display Title Button, zoomorphic
Descriptions
Object Description Large bronze button in the form of a cat's head or mask, decorated with small incised lines. The eyes are executed as dot-and-circle motifs. 3 x 2.6 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, button, cat head effigy, incised design, eyes dot and circle mo
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 323
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm (1 1/8 x 1 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12568
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1907)

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