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Object Number 40-77-40/10590
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary bronze crossbow of Middle La Tene character. Foot bends back to grasp leech-shaped bow, and fibula at one point widens to a disk with a central hole. This disk was presumably a setting for amber or some other substance. 10x4x2.2 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, fragmentary, foot bends back to gras
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 65b
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.2 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm (3 5/8 x 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 40-77-40/10590
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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