Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 33/4. (2013)
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168 E. Gall 1 Little size-Ag Я Little size-Br. ■ Medium size-Ag ■ Medium size-Br. ■ Big size-Ag Big size-Br. iBig size-Cu Giant size-Ag Ш Giant size-Br. Fig. 20. The quantity of types-subtypes of hair rings on the base of their form and size At the same time, did the popularity of the hair rings with S-shaped ends change the hair style? Is it possible that the so-called hair rings had another function? Is it possible that each hair ring with S-shaped ends could only be used on ribbons? We would like to emphasise: the use of jewellery is not (only) practical or mechanical but also a social-psychological issue, i. e. the extent to which a jewel is used and the use of this jewel in a particular society (not to mention microsocieties) may differ essentially. It is important to raise this question because in most cases one hair ring was found in the graves as can be seen from the statistical combinations. We will discuss this issue below. First of all, we tried to observe the position of the single hair rings found in the graves. These hair rings were found in varied positions: in most cases, on the left side of the skull or next to it. One may ask how we can imagine the position of the above mentioned (hair) ribbon. It is important to note that in 5 cases, these hair rings were found right on the place of the ears (next to the left ear: Graves 346, 422; on the place of the right ear: Graves 40, 43, 79, 423, and 428, near the place of the right ear: Grave 38). The question may arise whether they were or not worn as earrings. In other cases it cannot be excluded that these hair rings were used as hair rings: this possibility arises in the case of the position of the hair ring found in Grave 187, and it can be supposed to have been a hair ring in Grave 377.A too. A similar question may arise in connection with those graves where two hair rings were found. In the case of Grave 365 it can be supposed that the two rings functioned as hair rings. In the case of Grave 92 the positions of the hair rings found near the jaw (a) and near the left shoulder (b) allow us to suppose two presumptions: 1. there were two hair rings; 2. they were ornaments on two long ribbons. It is noteworthy that in most cases the two hair rings were found on the same side of the skull either on the left or on the right, and this phenomenon is more striking when the hair rings are not registered near the skulls but on them. These data Fig. 21. Rábasömjénnear the church: Grave 38 and Miercurea Ciuc- Sumuleu: Grave 10 (Pap 2012, Fig. 11; Benkő 2012,37. á. 1)
