A Nyíregyházi Jósa András Múzeum évkönyve 49. (Nyíregyháza, 2007)

Régészet - Dan Pop: The Copper Axe from Corni

The Copper Axe from Corni 5. From the length - "marks" ratio (Fig. II),

25 even though no associations or distinct groups result, we can distinguish: a. there are 33 axes with a length between 8.6 and 17.8 cm: 7 pieces have "marks", and 26 pieces are without "marks". b. There are 76 axes with a length between 18 and 24.6 cm; 44 pieces have marks, and 32 pieces are without "marks". c. There are 16 axes with length beyond 25 cm (between 25.2 and 37.3 cm), 5 pieces of these do not have "marks", while 11 pieces have them. It is difficult to explain which is/are the reason/s why lighter or shorter axes have no "marks" and the heaviest are mostly "marked". Moreover, this observation doesn't prove to be valid for all copper axes.

26 It is possible to link the presence of the "marks" with manufacturing, with the moment of casting. We can't exclude the possibility that some of the marks could be symbols that showed the social status of the owner, or they could be magical/religious signs, the significance of which is lost today. The axe of Stabanj, decorated on its entire surface with vertical facets, can be also interpreted Fig. 11 The relationship between the length and the "marks" on the Székely-Nádudvar and Agnita hammer-axes types x: the number in the appendix, y: length in centimeter a: Székely-Nádudvar type with "marks", b: Székely-Nádudvar type without "marks", c: Agnita type with "marks", d: Agnita type without "marks" 11. kép A Székely-Nádudvar és Agnita típusú rézbalták hossza és Jelölése" közötti kapcsolat x: a tárgyak sorszáma a függelékben, y: a centiméterben megadott hosszúság a: ,jelölt" Székely-Nádudvar típus, b: Jelöletlen" Székely-Nádudvar típus, c:, jelölt" Agnita típus, d: Jelöletlen" Agnita típus 25 We don't know dimensions of six axes: "Budapest", "Dalmatia", "Kravany", Tiszaszentimre, Hungary, Volkovce. 26 For the Jászladány type - PATAY 1984. 67-89, for the Agnita type - ROSKA 1942.40: no. 99, the piece from Cetatea de Balta weighs 990 gr. 59