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Object Number 40-77-40/10238
Display Title Fibula
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze crossbow fibula of Middle La Tene character; foot bends back to grasp bow, above which bow widens into a diamond-shaped plate, decorated with incised lines of dot-and-circle "eyes"; foot has an oval knob, decorated with "eyes" and a rectangular depression that probably once held an inset (possibly enamel). (measurements?)
Inventory Description Metal, personal, ornament, fragmentary fibula, crossbow spring, incised design
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 24
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 40-77-40/10238
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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