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Amber beads
Object Number 40-77-40/10253
Display Title Amber beads
Descriptions
Object Description Amber beads of various sizes; disk-shaped, or slightly cylindrical. Some were redrilled as pendants. 2.1 cm. (diameter; largest); 1 cm. (diameter; smallest)
Inventory Description Ground stone beads, discoidal and cylindrical, some broken
Classification
  • Discoidal Bead
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 26
Materials Amber
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 2.3 x 0.9 cm (1 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 138
Label on object 40-77-40/10253
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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