Vol. 2022 (2023): Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae
Studies

Szalacska and the Hallstatt period metal vessels from Western Hungary

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  • Bence Soós,
  • Balázs Lukács
Bence Soós
Hungarian National Museum, National Institute of Archaeology
Balázs Lukács
Hungarian National Museum, Works of Art Conservation and Restoration Department
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54640/CAH.2022.103

Published 2023-09-21

Keywords

  • metal vessels, Nagyberki-Szalacska, Early Iron Age, tumulus burials

How to Cite

Soós, B., & Lukács, B. (2023). Szalacska and the Hallstatt period metal vessels from Western Hungary. Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae, 2022, 103–128. https://doi.org/10.54640/CAH.2022.103

Abstract

Conventionally, Nagyberki-Szalacska is thought to be one of the most significant Early Iron Age sites in Western Hungary. Its importance is underlined by a few metal sheet fragments unearthed in 1941 during the looting of a tumulus of the Szalacska cemetery. Their rich decoration and the traces of the manufacturing process as well as other marks suggest that the metal sheet was used as a cover for a vessel made of some organic material. The decoration of the metal sheet provides new information regarding the cultural contacts between Nagyberki-Szalacska and the EIA centres of power in southeast Austria. In addition to the metal sheet fragments from Szalacska, a hitherto unpublished ensemble of bronze vessel fragments kept in the Hungarian National Museum highlights the need for a revision of the information about the EIA toureutics in western Hungary.

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