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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
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Slovenia
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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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