Mesterházy Károly (szerk.): AZ 1997. ÉV RÉGÉSZETI KUTATÁSAI / Régészeti Füzetek I/51. (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Budapest, 2001)

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44. The fragment of a tanged sickle with two grooved ridges. L: 4.3 cm (Pl. V. 5) 45. The fragment of a tanged sickle decorated with three ridges. L: 1.8 cm (Pl. V.6) 46-47. Two arched bronze mount fragments decorated with parallel and symmetric ribs. One was bent. L: 5.2 cm (Pl. V. 7-8) 48. Slighly arched bronze sheet fragments. One bears a hole for suspension. L: 2.4x3.2 cm and 0.8x1.7 cm (Pl. V. 9) 49-50. Flat, unidentifiable bronze fragments. L: 2 cm and 1.2x1.8 cm. 51. Fragment of a bronze wire. L: 0.9 cm 52. The fragment of a bronze wire of a triangular cross-section. L: 0.5 cm, and 0.5 cm. 53. The fragment of a longer object with an arched tang. 54. Three taps (Pl. V. lOa-c) 55. Fragments of four ingots of various sizes (Pl. V. 1 la-c) 56. Five smaller bronze lumps. L: 2.3x3.5 cm, 1.8x2.5 cm, 2x3.7 cm, 1.8x2.5 cm, 1.2x1.7 cm. The depot can be affiliated to the Ópályi horizon the most significant depot phase in the Upper Tisza region. The sickles with knobbed terminals are represented with a conspicously high proportion, which could be an archaic trait, still the bracelet with a diamondshaped cross-section and the socketed axes with segment-shaped butts came from the classical phase of the Ópályi horizon. (Fig. 2) Fig 2. Finds of the Ópályi horizon in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county

2 (after MOZSOLICS 1973 and KEMENCZEI 1984) 1. Ajak, 2. Baktalórántháza, 3. Barabás, 4. Beregsurány, 5. Botpalád, 6. Csaroda, 7. Csegöld, 8. Demecser, 9. Fejércse, 10. Géberjén, 11. Gelénes, 12. Gemzse, 13. Gulács, 14. Jánd, 15. Jánkmajtis, 16. Jéke, 17. Kispalád, 18. Kisvarsány, 19. Levelek, 20. Magosliget, 21. Mátészalka, 22. Nyíracsád, 23. Nyírbátor, 24. Nyírbéltek, 25. Nyíregyháza, 26. Nyírjákó, 27. Nyirlugos, 28. Nyírszőlős, 29. Ófehértó, 30. Olcsvaapáti, 31. Ópályi, 32, Pap, 33. Penészlek, 34. Rétközberencs, 35. Rohod, 36. Rozsály, 37. Tákos, 38. Tarpa, 39. Tiszabecs, 40. Tiszabezdéd, 41. Tiszaszentmárton, 42. Vásárosnamény, 43. Viss. (Gold objects in the Jósa András Museum, Nyíregyháza, 1997.) 22