Marta, Livius et al.: The Late Bronze Age Settlement of Nyíregyháza-Oros „Úr Csere” (Satu Mare, 2010)
IV. Liviu Marta - Nagy L. Márta - Daniel V. Sana: Ceramics
it is an isolated presence, the ornament can be considered as specific for the culture231 as it combines two of the most common ornamentation techniques in the Hajdfibagos- Cehăluţ cultural group: incised lines, respectively, rows of dots. The spirals (GE) could be identified with certainty on only two of the cups from Oros (PI. 3/2, 21/3). In the first case it appears on a cup specific for the Suciu de Sus culture. The motif itself and the manner of achieving it - wide and deep incision - are also specific to this culture. In the second case, the fine incision decoration but also the spiral motif itself - simple spirals, consisting of shallow and narrow incisions, which descends from the shoulder and stop in the middle of the spiral - have very close analogies in eastern Slovakia232. Even if it is considered to belong to the Suciu de Sus culture, the pottery of this area has shapes and decorative motifs different from those encountered in the Suciu de Sus culture of the Someş River Basin and of the Ukraine at west of the Carpathians. Given these cultural similarities with the neighbouring areas, the presence of the spiral motif at Oros can be considered as a result of the import, even if in some settlements of the cultural group the spiral motif plays an important role. It is the case of the Crasna settlement, where the good representation of this ornament233 could be related to the earlier dating of the site as compared to the settlement of Oros. The ornamental motif consisting of two horizontal faced vaults (GF), can be considered as an isolated presence, as it appears on only one dish (PI. 23/15). The festoon lines (GG) appear on pottery fragments originating from three vessels, two of which were identified as being dishes (Pl. 18/5)234. Short vertical lines, arranged in the shape of a ribbon or in groups (GH), are present on two cups and a pot discovered in the settlement of Oros (PI. 17/2, 21/3). Even if one of the cups is considered to be imported, given its massive presence in the Hajdfibagos-Cehăluţ cultural group, the GH motif can be considered an ornament specific for its pottery235. The wave shaped lines (GI) are present on three ceramic fragments from the settlement of Oros, and the angular lines (GJ) appear on a single cup. Both ornaments are known in relation to the pottery assigned to the Hajdfibagos-Cehăluţ236 cultural group and, 231 The CD ornament is present at Hajdúbagos (Kovács 1970, Pl. 2/9), Acâş (Kacsó 1997, Pl. VI/3) and Crasna (Bejinariu-Lakó 2000, Pl. 33/1). 232 Demeterová 1984, Pl. XXVI/2. 233 Bejinariu-Lakó 2000, p. 169. 234 The incisions in form of a festoon are quite rare in the Hajdubagos-Cehăluţ milieu (Kovács 1970, Pl. 2/9, 3/11, 8/8; Bejinariu-Lakó 2000, Pl. 32A/2). 235 Kovács 1970, Pl. 1/3, 8/6 etc.; Németi 1978, Pl. 8/1, 10 Kacsó 1997, Pl. VIII/2; XI/4,6; Bejinariu-Lakó 2000, Pl. 32/2. 236 Kovács 1970, Pl. 1/1, 2/6; Bader 1978, Pl. XXVI/8; Németi 1978, Pl. 9/4; Kacsó 1997, Pl. V/4, XII/2. 44
