From the middle of October, the miracle of the Bronze Age can be seen within the walls of the Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Center (MNMKK), which was discovered by the museum’s archaeologists on Somló Mountain this summer. The Museum presents the rare find, even by European standards, at the “Treasure of the Month chamber exhibition.”
After 3000 years of waiting in the ground, dr. Under the leadership of researcher Gábor János Tarbay, the Late Bronze Age treasure hiding a special jewel was unearthed this summer.
What a sensation discovery … an unique necklaces dating to the end of the Late Bronze Age (1000–850 BC) were found in an urn field-style jar, surrounded by thousands of bronze items: hoops, rings, beads, and spirals.
The magnificent piece of jewelery was probably worn by a wealthy woman belonging to the elite of the time being. In terms of its style and decoration also reflecting the intricate craftsmanship of the time. It fits into the range of bronze diadems and ornamental discs deposited in the area of the Transdanubian urn field culture, and is also related to the objects of the Western Central European urn field gold art.
Update by Aggei Reiter
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