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Object Number 40-77-40/11833
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character. The foot bends back to grasp the flattened leech-shaped bow, which is decorated with incised triangles. Below the junction the foot is set with a disk to which is fastened a large coda-shaped piece of enamel, bordered in bronze. 7.5 x 6x 3.5 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, crossbow fibula, foot bends back to grasp the flat l
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 224
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 3.7 x 3 cm (3 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/11833
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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