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Object Number 40-77-40/10155
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character; foot bends back to grasp bow; bow widens toward spring, where there is a trace of an iron rivet; bow incised with oblique lines along the edge; foot has a disk on which is set an amber bead, above which is decorated with chevrons. 7.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fibula, crossbow spring, bent back foot grasps leech-
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 12
Materials Bronze, Amber
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 5 x 3.3 cm (3 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/10155
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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