H. Kolba Judit szerk.: Historical Exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum Guide 2 - From the Foundation of the State until the Expulsion of the Ottomans - The history of Hungary in the 11th to 17th centuries (Budapest, 2005)

ROOM 1 - The Age of the House of Árpád Kings (11th—13th centuries) (Júlia Kovalovszki)

9. Bronze candlestick, Hajdúhadháza, 13th century 10. Earthenware bottle, Hatvan, 12th century mining and the iron trade were under royal control

. Along the wall on the window-side, two royal tombs in facsimile are displayed, namely the sarcophagus of St. Stephen and the covering slab of Andrew I's tomb. The original of the sarcophagus is in Székesfehérvár; the tombstone of Andrew I is in the crypt of Tihany monastery, founded by the king. The sarcophagus is flanked on each side by a capital (Esztergom, Székesfehérvár, 12th century); above it is the door-relief of the Romanesque church of the village of Szentkirály with Christ Enthroned and the figures of two patrons (13th century, copy, original in the Hungarian National Gallery). Next to the door leading to Room II, the family tree of the House of Árpád can be seen. The marriage ties of members of the dynasty were important tools of foreign policy and extended all over Europe.