Horváth Attila – H. Tóth Elvira szerk.: Cumania 1. Archeologia (Bács-Kiskun Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei, Kecskemét, 1972)

E. H. Tóth: Előzetes beszámoló a kunbábonyi avar fejedelmi leletről

Very similar to this find is an end of strap with the same pattern and granulation found in the horseman's grave at Arcibashev near Oka. Furthermore, we know of several finds of Southern Russia with granulated gold fittings and jewels usually dated to the late 7th and early 8th centuries. Apart from the similar pieces of the find of Malaia-Pereshcepina, this date accepted and can refer to the sets of Madara in Bulgaria, too. These granulated fittings, where granulated disks are fastened on silver fittings from Martinovka have peculiar relation to the clips and fittings of the Chatski find belonging to the Martinovkacirle, represting the origin of fake-clips. The pair of clips with silver underlay on their reverse side, may have been used together with the large strap endings. Their elaboration and the quality of gold dilter, indicating that they had been assembled from various sets. The set of belt of Madara gives evidence to classify here the three stone-setting, framed with rows of pellets. There was a long silver rivet on their back side, which does not exclude the possibility that they may have been worn on the belt. This ornament is frequently applied on sword-fasteners as found in the graves of Kiskőrös, Kiszombor. We do not know the function ot those found at Bocsa. For a long time it was a popular ornament on jewels, rings, both in fine workmanship, and as compressed copies. It may be supposed that the wooden cup ornamented with granulated, triangle-shape brim fittings belonged here. Its fastening may have been similar to the fittings of golden cups in the treasure II. of Szilágysomlyó. The brim-fitting of one of the drinking vessels may have also belonged to this same set. The fitting ornamented with beads and ribs was carefully applied on the brim of the drinking horn, which make it finer accomplished than its counterpart of Bocsa. Its lower fitting was not found. A gold fitting richly covered by stone settings had long solid silver rivets in the settings which may have been attached to a reverse sheet made of lower quality, greenish gold. According to Professor Gyula László, and this seems to be most probable, it could be cover of the bow. On the basis of their granulated ornamentation, the fittings of a fastener of a knife-case decorated with beads on wire, and the fitting of the case itself decorated with stylized masques can be classified here. Their closest analogies are the pair of gold clasp and shield-shape fittings of the horseman's grave of Arcibashev, with similar stylized, granulated masgue-ornamentation. The more rigid, lighter, greenish colour pair of hangers and the cover of the sheath structurally coincide with the dagger. Their foliated scroll cannot be simply identified with the round-shaped flat foliations cast fittings with foliation, it is much closer to the punched patterns of late-Avarian cast and chiselled sets ot belts (Fig. 6). Furthermore, this ornamentation technique cannot be traced on any other piece of Fig. 6. Dagger-fitting from the Kunbábony find, considerably enlarged. Katona József Museum, Kecskemét. 6. Tőrveret a Kunbábony-i leletből, erős nagyítás. Katona József Múzeum. Kecskemét. our find, because sharp difference has to be made between punching on solid material with scratchy, chiselled effect of dentated fittings on the one hand, and continuous hatching on soft material resulting in fine fold of sheet, plasticity of the surface and sweeping lines of the earlier discussed fittings, on the other hand. My studies of the goldsmith's techniques of the 152