Janus Pannonius Múzeum Évkönyve 19 (1974) (Pécs, 1977)

Régészet - Kiss, Attila: Some Archaeological Finds of the Avar Period in County Baranya

SOME ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS OF THE AVAR PERIOD IN COUNTY BARANYA KISS ATTILA The unpublished Avar period Finds which had come to light on the territory of the present County Baranya by 1969 were published by the author, except for the finds now being worked on by the excavators, in the second volume of the series „Cemeteries of the Avar Period (567—829) in Hungary."

1 Our present publication deals with the material from nine sites dated to the 6th

—9th centuries (Fig. 1—2.) Two of these sites (Mohács 1949 and 1960) were omitted in the above mentioned work; the excavation records on Majs (1966) represent a part of the material left behind L. Papp ; the are sites on wiche rescue excavation were carried out by the author between 1969 and 1973; the Dunaszekcső finds were purchesed by the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum (Hungarian National Museum). Because of their importance for history of the settlement in County Baranya all these finds will hopefully be publisched here.

2 1. BAKÓCA (?) Site and circumstances of discovery In 1971 Pál Kondacs, consultant to the Janus Pannonius Museum at Pécs, showed the author some Avar Period finds form his private collection (Bakonya), these finds were later given by P. Kondacs to the Janus Pannonius Museum. According to a letter written by P. Kondacs (28. January 1972) the above mentioned finds were given him by Sándor Nagy (Bakonya, Lenin 1 Kiss A., Archaeological Finds of the Avar Period in County Baranya. Budapest 1976. 2 My acknowledgements to Mrs. Jakabos György who drew the maps and other illustrations outlined by me, I. Bona who read the manuscript and Á. Cs. Sós who translated it, and D. A. Tirr who supervised it. Abbreviations : O: orientation; D: depth; L: length; W: width; H: height; RDM: dim-diameter; BDra: base-diameter; Rég. Füz. : Régészeti Füzetek (Budapest). 9 J. P. Múzeum évkönyve 1974 utca 46). They had been supposedly found in the course of ploughing somhwere at Bakóca, but no further information concerning the site and circumstances of the discovery could be obtained. The author's efforts to get information during a local survery remained unsuccessful. Description of finds (Fig. 18. A.) Glass beads of various types : five bossed beads, three beads with plastc ornamentation (with relief-trails), a melonseed-shaped bead and an amber bead (1). Egg-shaped pendant of an earring (2). Cast bronze belt-plate of a buckle (3), on its reverse two flanges prerced for attachment, Two cast bronze rings (4—5) used for attaching three beats. Deposition Janus Pannonius Museum under Inv. nos. N. 73. 3. 1—4; Report deposited: Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum (Hungarian National Museum), Documentation Departement, under Inv. no. IX. 49. 1975. 2. DUNASZEKCSŐ—VÁRHEGY Site and circumstances of discovery In 1971 two earrings were purchased by the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum. According to the information given to Gy. Török when surveying the site, the earrings were found when a concrete wall was being constructed at the end of the plot belonging to the so called „Szücs-house" situated on the west slope of „Várhegy" az Dunaszekcső. The earrings were found in a grave, one on either side of the skull. At present the site is situated below the stony road (Fig. 3). Description of finds (Fig. 4) Pair of filigree-decorated gold earrings of Byzantine type.