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Object Number
40-77-40/10747
Display Title
Extremely large, flattened, spiral amber pendant
Descriptions
Object Description
Extremely large, flattened, spiral amber pendant. "One of the largest" ever found in this region (per Adolph Mahr). 7.4x4.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Ground stone amber ornament, pendant or bead, discoidal, grooved
Classification
- Raw Material
- Pendant
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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Slovenia
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Vinica
Intrasite
Grave 86
Materials
Amber
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 7.7 x 4.8 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-77-40/10747
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(1906)
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