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Object Number 40-77-40/10011
Display Title Fragment of textile, adhering to chunk of halite (salt)
Descriptions
Object Description Fragment of textile, adhering to chunk of halite (salt); light brown with a dark brown strand. 4 x 2 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, fabric, woven, brown, adgering to a rock
Classification
  • Fabric
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Austria / Oberosterreich / <County> / <City> / Hallstatt
Intrasite Isolated finds
Materials Stone, Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm (2 7/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/10011
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1907)

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