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Object Number
40-77-40/11939
Display Title
Knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone handle with remains of iron knife. The two pieces of bone are joined at the base by a folded piece of sheet bronze riveted through. The base is decorated with incised zigzag lines filled in by cross-hatching and dot-and-circle motifs. 8 x 2.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, handle, incised design, remains of iron knife between pieces, bro
Classification
- Raw Material
- Handle
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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Slovenia
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<County>
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Vinica
Intrasite
Grave 234
Materials
Bone, Iron, Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm (3 1/16 x 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-77-40/11939
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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