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Object Number
40-77-40/10049
Display Title
Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description
Bronze "dragon fibula" with side rosettes & knobbed foot. In four pieces. The "horns" end in large knobs & the bottoms of the serpent folds are decorated with ribbing. There is ribbing at both ends of the bow. Must have been at least 7 cm. in length.
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, ornament, serpentine fibula,side rosettes, elongated knobbed fo
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Date
ca. 750 BCE-300 BCE
Culture
- Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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Slovenia
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<County>
/
<City>
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Vinica
Intrasite
Tumulus I, isolated finds
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 5.2 x 2 x 1.1 cm (2 1/16 x 13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
40-77-40/10049
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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