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Roasting spit
Object Number 40-77-40/13768
Display Title Roasting spit
Descriptions
Object Description Iron "roasting spit" with square cross-section and twist pattern at top; top terminates in loop that holds small ring. 59.5 cm. (length)
Inventory Description Metal, domestic, spit, iron, square section, twited design below loop with ring
Classification
  • Spit
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sticna
Intrasite Tumulus VI, grave 18
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm (23 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/13768
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1913)

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