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Object Number 40-77-40/12366
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Fragmentary bronze wire fibula of Middle La Tene character. Foot bends back to grasp bow just above spring, and is set with a large shield-shaped junction disk. The shield has a cross-shaped groove filled with enamel. After the junction, the bow ends in a crossbar, decorated with chevrons, which must have rested on the spring. 4.7 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm.
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, wire fibula, fragmentary, foot bends back to grasp bo
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 290
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm (1 7/8 x 15/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12366
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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