Spiral pendant - Catalog No. 39

©Hungarian National Museum

Record details

Catalog No.
39
Material
Gold
Origin
Sarasău/Szarvaszó-Vâlcelușe Hill, Romania
Date Range
1300-1200 BC
Current Location
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Bibliography

Rómer 1865:37–45, Figures 1–6; Hampel 1886:Plate XLVI; Popescu 1956:188, 230, Figure 141; Mozsolics 1973:206, Plates 91–92; Borș and Tătaru 2017.

Recommended citation

Gyucha, Attila and William A. Parkinson, 2023. Spiral pendant - Catalog No. 39 for First Kings of Europe: Exhibition Catalog. Version 1. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/RANIGB

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This spiral pendant is part of a hoard that was found in 1847 by a cowherd after heavy rain exposed the objects, which were lying on the surface of the ground. The original assemblage consisted of several kilograms of gold, but because the collection was looted, many objects ended up in private collections. A significant part, however, was confiscated by the Treasury of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Currently, the remaining objects are divided between the Hungarian National Museum and the National History Museum of Romania. The collection is reunited here for the first time. The hoard is believed to have been an ornament set worn and deposited by the local elite.

János Gábor Tarbay and Corina Borș