Vol. 2024 (2024): Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae
Studies

A unique Early Iron Age brooch from Somló Hill

Bence Soós
National Institute of Archaeology, Hungarian National Museum
Balázs Lukács
Works of Art Conservation and Restoration Department, Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre
Csilla Líbor
National Institute of Archaeology, Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre

Published 2024-12-19

Keywords

  • Hallstatt Period,
  • Somló Hill,
  • boat-shaped fibula

How to Cite

Soós, B., Lukács, B., & Líbor, C. (2024). A unique Early Iron Age brooch from Somló Hill. Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae, 2024, 313–325. https://doi.org/10.54640/CAH.2024.313

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present an important addition to our knowledge about the Early Iron Age of Somló Hill. In early February 2023, during a metal detector survey of the hill volunteer detectorist Roland Moklovsky found a bronze brooch decorated with a small ornithoid figurine. Although the item is a stray find, its typological relations, and technical characteristics make it one of the most significant archaeological discoveries on the hill.