Mária T. Biró: The Bone Objects of the Roman Collection. (Catalogi Musei Nationalis Hungarici. Seria Archeologica 2; Budapest, 1994)
CATALOGUE
Inv. 152.1885.450. Bíró (1987a) 163. Fig. 6. 20. 49. CLAPS DRIFT (VIII. 49.) Szőny (Komárom County). Drift of a large-sized buckle tongue. A ribbed decoration at the fixing point. Its end is broken, on the surface of the break it can be seen that an iron wire was running within it. (In S. Greep's opinion it looks more like a knifehandle. A first century form.) L: 5.6 cm, H: 1.3 cm, W: 1.1 cm. Inv. 152.885.448. Bíró (1987a) 163. Fig. 6. 21. 50. BELT CLASP (VIII. 50.) Szőny (Komárom County). Flat bone plate, representating a human figure in profile as shown by the marks made for the nose and eyes. At the end a hollowed area for fitting to another element. The bone plate has a striking green discolouration. (In S. Greep's opinion it looks more like part of a scabbard chape.) L: 2.5 cm, W: 1.6 cm. Inv. 152.1885.436. Bíró (1987a) 163. Fig. 6. 23. 51. DRESS PIN (IX. 51.) Szombathely (Vas County). Bone pin decorated at the wider end with row of astragalos. The last third of the pin is deeply cut with a twosided groove from the pin continues in a narrow tongue. L: 17.5 cm, Diam: 0.8 cm. Inv. 132.1872.VIII. 7. 52. DRESS PIN (IX. 52.) Almásfüzitő (Komárom County). Pin decorated with a row of astragalos at one end, flattened towards the other end in a tongue like protrusion. L: 21.0 cm, Diam: 0.8 cm. Inv. 10.1951.169. 53. DRESS PIN (IX. 53.) Unknown. Pin decorated with a row of astragalos at one end, flattened towards the other end in a tongue-like protrusion. L: 18.8 cm, Diam: 0.8 cm. Inv. 54.66.5. 54. DRESS PIN (IX. 54.) Unknown. The head of the pin consists of a small disc terminating in a pear shape. A collar below is formed by a rather worn double line. The other end is pointed. L: 18.6 cm, Diam: 1.0 cm. Inv. 54.66.5. 55. DRESS PIN (IX. 55.) Óbuda, Fő utca (Budapest) Pear-shaped pin head with carved double collar. L: 13.0 cm, Diam: 0.7 cm. Inv. 45.913.37a. 56. DRESS PIN (IX. 56.) Szőny (Komárom County). Cone-shaped pin with net pattern carved on its surface and a circular hole in the middle. The stern of the pin is divided into fields by double ribs. Between the smooth fields is an incised net pattern identical to that on the head. The end of the pin is broken. L: 10.6 cm, Diam: 1.0 cm. Inv. 63.21.38. Bíró (1987a) 180. Fig. 18. 100. 57. DRESS PIN (IX. 57.) Szőny (Komárom County). Three-holed dress pin. L: 10.8 cm. Inv. 14.1893.110. Bíró (1987a) 180. Fig. 18.98. 58. DRESS PIN (IX. 58.) Szőny (Komárom County). Three-holed dress pin. L: 10.8 cm. Inv. 141.1888.49. Bíró (1987a) 180. Fig.18.99. 59. DRESS PIN (IX. 59.) Almásfüzitő (Komárom County). Three-holed dress pin. L: 12.7 cm. Inv. 10.1951.127. 60. DRESS PIN (IX. 60.) Unknown. Three-holded dress pin. The end of the pin-head is flat, the tip is broken. L:13.3 cm. Inv. 54.66.2. 61. DRESS PIN (IX. 61.) Unknown. Three-holded dress-pin. Strong green staining. Traces of wear are discernible at the eyes of the pin, at the upper circular hole on one side traces of thread can be seen. Here the thread was passed differently to our reconstruction.
