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Object Number 40-77-40/11742
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Small bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character. Knobbed foot bends back to grasp flattened leech-shaped bow. The catchplate is decorated with incised lines. Found with three identical but larger objects (40-77-40/11743 - 11745) and one other similar specimen (40-77-40/11741). 7.5 x 4.7 x 3 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, small, knobbed foot bends back to gr
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 213
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/11742
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Fibula
40-77-40/11744 Fibula
Ornament
Raw Material
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/11745 Fibula
Raw Material
Ornament
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/11743 Fibula
Ornament
Raw Material
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/12217 Fibula
Raw Material
Ornament
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/11398 Fibula
Raw Material
Ornament
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/12573 Fibula
Raw Material
Ornament
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/12114 Fibula
Ornament
Raw Material
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/12113 Fibula
Raw Material
Ornament
Vinica
Fibula, crossbow
40-77-40/11107 Fibula, crossbow
Ornament
Raw Material
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/13006 Fibula
Ornament
Raw Material
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/12177 Fibula
Ornament
Raw Material
Vinica
Fibula
40-77-40/11807 Fibula
Ornament
Raw Material
Vinica