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Object Number 40-77-40/9606
Display Title Tongs
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of iron blacksmith's tongs (two halves, not a matching pair). 50.8 cm.; 44.6 cm. (length)
Inventory Description Metal, tool, tong fragments, knobbed ends, 1 with scythe shaped end, perforated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tongs
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Modern?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Yugoslavia / Slovenia / <County> / Carniola
Intrasite Lot B
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 51 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm (20 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-77-40/9606
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (?)

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