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Object Number 34-25-40/8428
Display Title Roasting spit
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze "roasting spit" with square cross-section and decorative loops at top; bottom end tapered; incised decoration at top. 147.5 cm. (length)
Inventory Description Metal, domestic, spit, square in section, incised, tapered tip, decorative loops
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Spit
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Magdalenska Gora
Intrasite Tumulus V, grave 6-7-7a
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 37.3 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm (14 11/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 34-25-40/8428
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1913)

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