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Object Number 40-77-40/10052
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Large three-knobbed bronze fibula; end of the foot has a ribbed, cone-shaped protuberance that ends in a disk; top of the catchplate is decorated with three parallel incised lines in a zigzag pattern; traces of the pin and spring of iron survive; one knob missing. 12 x 2.5 x 6 cm. (originally would have been 3.5 cm.)
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, 3-knobbed fibulaelongated foot ribbed end cone-shaped
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Date ca. 750 BCE-300 BCE
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Tumulus I, isolated finds
Materials Bronze, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 5.3 x 2.2 cm (4 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/10052
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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