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Object Number 40-77-40/9960
Display Title Brooch, spectacle
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze spectacle brooch; two spirals connected by a continuous wire rather than the usual "figure 8". 8.2 x 4 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, spectacle brooch, 2 spirals connected with wire
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Austria / Oberosterreich / <County> / <City> / Hallstatt
Intrasite Grave 17
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 4.1 x 1.1 cm (3 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/9960
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1907)

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