Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 6. (Budapest, 1963)

HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM - MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Ferenczy, László: Daghestan Bronze Cauldrons

Fig. 5. Daghestan bronze cauldron from the collection of Mór Déchy (after Mór Déchy) of some villages produced other objects of industrial art beside the dominating one, e. g., in the Avar village of Gocatl not only copper vessels but also jewelry and carpets were manufactured. The people of the village of Balhar produced excellent painted pottery and were also active in weaving, stone- and woodcarving. The products of the great centres of industrial art were known far beyond the borders of Daghestan. These features reveal not only ancient traditions but the liveliness of commerce as well. A decoration of uniform character,