Maróti Éva szerk.: Régészeti tanulmányok Pest megyéből (Studia Comitatensia 22. Szentendre, 1991)

Dinnyés István: A hévízgyörki szarmata sírok

Grave-finds from Hévizgyörk reflect trading and cultural connections between local Sarmatians and their neighbours and remote territories. We consider as local products the simple instruments (PI. 3: 12—13, PI. 10: 29, PI. 13: 12, 14, PI. 14: 11), the belt-ring of the female grave (PI. 4: 10), its small pot with the traces of red paint (PI. 10: 27), the belt — ankle-strap set of the male grave (PI. 13: 3—8), parts of a horse-harness (PI. 14: 18—21, PI. 15: 17). The bronze fibula covered with golden plate (PI. 12: 1), the big iron buckle (PI. 13: 2), the arrowheads (PI. 14: 15—16) refer to connections with northern, Germanic territories. The amber beads of irregular shape found in the female grave also could appear here as a result of the northern trade (PI. 2: 2). Some find of the female grave show trading connections with Eastern Sarmatian territories and the Pontus region. These are the bronze fibula (PI. 2: 8), some glass, corail (Pl. 2: 3), chalcedonic (Pl. 2: 7, Pl. 4: 11/5), chalk (Pl. 2: 5, Pl. 4: 11/3-4, Pl. 5: 11/12-13,30) and rock-crystal (Pl. 4: 11/1) beads. The violet glass jug originated from Eastern Mediterraneum (PL 3: 15) could get to the Great Hungarian Plain similarly to other artifacts. Among the products of the neighbouring Roman provinces we can mention the bronze kneefibula (PL 3: 9), the mirror dating from Early Roman times (PL 10: 28), the simple box (PL 5—9.), a ceramic sherd near the male grave (PL 14: 22). The sword of the male grave can be also a Roman product (spatha) (PL 16.). Buckles and belt-ends (PL 13: 3—8) and the bit of the harness (PL 15: 17) reflect the influence of Roman provinces. Sarmatian graves from Hévizgyörk can be dated to the middle — secont half of the 2nd century. A. D. (Translated by Valéria Kulcsár) 186