A Békés Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 24-25. (Békéscsaba, 2003)

Hadak Útján XIII. A népvándorlás kor fiatal kutatóinak konferenciája Gyula, 2002. szeptember 17–19. - Kiss Gábor: Avar-age pressing shape in Zselickislak

Kiss Gábor WERNER 1955. Werner, J.: Byzantinische Gürtelschnallen des 6. und 7. Jahrhunderts aus der Sammlung Diergardt. KJb 1 (1955) 36-48. WERNER 1984. Werner, J.: Der Grabfund Malája Perescepina und Kuvrat, Kagan der Bulgaren. München, 1984. WERNER 1986. Werner, J.: Der Schatzfund von Vrap in Albanien. Studien zur Archäologie der Awaren 2. Wien, 1986. WINTER 1997. Winter, H.: Awarische Grab- und Streufunde aus Ostösterreich. Monographien zur Frühgeschichte und Mittelalterarchäologie 4. Innsbruck, 1997. ZÁBOJNÍK 2000. Zábojník, J.: Zur Problematik der »byzantinischen« Gürtelbeschläge aus Őataj, Slowakei. In.: DAIM 2000b. 327-365. Avar-age pressing shape in Zselickislak - Gábor Kiss Resume In 1912 the Darnay Museum in Sümeg acquired, among other findings, a pressing shape moulded out of bronze from Zselickkislak (Somogy County). The object, placed in the Balaton Museum in Keszthely following World War II, was published first by Nándor Fettich as early as 1926. The pressing seed used for making belt studs (or perhaps breast clasps), the tendril composition comprising half-palmettas on them, and its ball-lined frame suggest its southern origin, showing affinity to the so-called "Byzantine" objects. Based on its parallels, it was presumably made in the transition period between the so-called pressed and mounted age, at the end of the 7

th century. Approx. this is the time, turn of the 7-8

ш century, to which the two-sided pressing stem of Békéscsaba, showing similarly strong south ties, can be dated back, used for making tendril jewels in hair-tails and probably Dunapataj-type breast clasps). Analysis of both pressing shapes provides new data as to how the Byzantine "high culture" of the Mediterranum made its impact on the arts and material culture of the Avar age. Kiss Gábor Savaria Múzeum 9700 Szombathely, Kisfaludy S. и. 9. savmuz@axelero. hu 308