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Object Number 40-77-40/12708
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze fibula of Middle La Tene character; flat foot bends back to grasp solid leech-shaped bow, to which it is also tied with a flat bronze ring; foot has a container-like junction disk with a central hole that must have held amber or enamel. Remains of a chain suspend from the crosspiece of the crossbow spring by a wire ring. 6.6 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, foot bends back, crossbow spring, leech-shape
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Destroyed grave F
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12708
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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