Miklós Kásler - Zoltán Szentirmay (szerk.): Identifying the Árpád Dynasty Skeletons Interred in the Matthias Church. Applying data from historical, archaeological, anthropological, radiological, morphological, radiocarbon dating and genetic research (Budapest, 2021)

CHAPTER ONE – Opening and re-sealing the sarcophagi at the Matthias Church

Figure 2. A: Metal caskets of King Béla

III

and Queen Anne of Antioch.

B: The caskets were opened by József

Prim,

professional metal restorer.

Figure 3. Skeletal remains of Béla

III

and Anne of Antioch wrapped in canvas in a wooden box after the opening of their copper caskets. The glass cylinder contains the records made on September 29,1893 and April 16, 1986, describing the interment of the royal couple, as well as a poem entitled “

Cipruság” [Cyprus

Branch] written by the Order of Cistercians on the interment of Béla

III

in the Matthias Church. Our records describing the objectives of the genetic analysis of the Hungarian Kings were also placed in the glass cylinder. Depicted are the records from April 16, 1986.

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