Early Avar-period gold sword fittings from Szarvas (SE-Hungary)

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ID11508231
AuthorsCsılla Balogh (0000-0002-9161-1653, Department of Art History, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Dumlupınar D 100 Karayolu No. 98, 34720 Istanbul-Üsküdar, Turkey, corresponding author), Gábor Lőrinczy (0000-0003-2611-5060, Independent Researcher, Szeged, Hungary)
Year2025
Volume150
Issue1
Pages353-380
Publication date2025-09-22
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeologiai Értesítő (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-8032 • E-ISSN: 1589-486X
PublisherAkadémiai Kiadó (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/0208.2025.00112
OpenAlexW4414416462
LanguageEN
References cited10

The paper presents an analysis of early Avar-period gold sword scabbard fittings, discovered during a metal-detector survey at the site of Szarvas-Kovács-halom and subsequently verified through archaeological excavation. These ornates belonged to the scabbard of a so-called ring-pommel sword with a triple-arched suspension and had been deliberately deposited in a shallow pit. An attempt is made to interpret this exceptional assemblage considering its unusual find circumstances and by comparison with similar Avar-period finds. The analysis also seeks to place the assemblage within the broader context of the Trans-Tisza region and the Carpathian Basin

Archaeological science · Assemblage (archaeology · Context (archaeology · SWORD · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

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