Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 32/2. (2012)
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208 К. A. Baráth 1938, 48). At the same time, there are some embossings without spokes but morphologically they are similar to the depicted accessories. The round decorative embossings with star ornament on their surface, with shafts extended right to the side of the disc found at Perkáta (PI. 2/12) can easily be considered analogous to the illustrated jewels (Hatházi 1985, 669). The mural in Vizsoly shows unique portrayals with cloak buckles which are not represented on other paintings in the epoch (Jékely-Lángi 2009, 424-425). On the southern pillar of the triumphal arch, the figure of Saint George (PI 1/6) does not wear brooch or cloak buckle, or any kind of metal decoration. The piece is represented by a white element mostly comparable to the Parisian buckles (Lantos 2009, 274). Since its white colour is much harsher than the thin white line on the edge of the cape it cannot be its continuation. The Parisian buckles crooked from bronze wire equally spread in the male and female wear (Pi. 2/11). They appeared in the Arpadian Period already and their fashion had remained undiminished for centuries, moreover they had become more and more popular in time. Because of their tiny size and insignificant shape the mural painting in Vizsoly is the only one where this type might be seen, however it is highly probable that the depicted jewel is only a misconception of the restorers who just repainted by brighter white colour the continuing edge ornament of the saint’s cloak. Although the detailed and similarly decorated belts of the soldier-saints represented under Saint George seem to support the presence of the buckle. The mural painting illustrating the Madonna with the Child on the eastern main wall of the sanctuary in the Parish Church of Pest was found in March 2010 (PL 1/9). Based on the comparison with Italian paintings and other art pieces from the reign of Charles Robert and Louis the Great, the fresco can be dated to the first half of the 14th century, around 1330 (Prokopp 2010,260-266). This wall painting is one of the most expressive illustrations, which raise several questions. The Madonna wears a blue dress and white bodice that narrows at the wrists, covered by the cloak with blue underlining which is held together by the gilt, paired cloak jewellery. The illustration of this detailed, niggling cloak jewel from Pest is unique amongst the mural paintings in Hungary. The jewel represented on the chest of the Virgin holds together the two symmetrical wings of the cloak. It consists of three elements: the two relatively large, disc-shaped embossings are combined with a bubble-like ornament in their centre. These two elements are linked by a smaller round switch element. The golden paint may refer to the material of the depicted buckle. This type of paired jewel is an often disputed costume accessory. Kovács (1973) - who was the first summarizing the paired shoulder cloak buckles and accessories - set this type of jewel to the category of paired shoulder decoration, regardless of the present or absent of the attaching element (Kovács 1998, 216-227). Later several costume discs with attaching element turned up in excavations. One fragment was found in 1980 in the cemetery of Négyszállás (Selmeczi 1981), another turned up in 1973 near Sárosd (Hatházi 1988, 106). The new finds and the observation regarding the Cumanian archaeological heritage in Transdanubia led Hatházi to revisit the cloak jewel categories defined by Kovács. Because of the presence of the attaching elements, considering evidences of functional differences, Hatházi defined several variants, and he interpreted the above described type of accessory as an independent jewel group (Hatházi 2004, 137-139). These ornaments are embossed disc shaped accessories with bubble-like ornaments on their surface. The type consists of two larger elements that are linked by a smaller one in the middle, just like it can be seen on the mentioned mural from the Parish Church in Pest. This accessory type is rather rare (Hatházi 2004, 137), such artefacts were found in the cemetery in
