A gilded mask brooch from Tura : A short outlook on problems related to early medieval bow brooches in Hungary

Décsi, Enikő and Rácz, Tibor Ákos (2025) A gilded mask brooch from Tura : A short outlook on problems related to early medieval bow brooches in Hungary. ARCHAEOLOGIAI ÉRTESÍTŐ (BUDAPEST), 150 (1). pp. 311-352. ISSN 0003-8032

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Abstract

Early medieval brooches were far more than mere clothing accessories, conveying information on the social position and wealth of their owners. Mask brooches, a variant of the large family of bow brooches, were popular throughout the seventh century AD; their ethno- or socio-archaeological interpretation has been the focus of heated debate in research into the Early Middle Ages in Central and Eastern Europe. This study, presenting a mask brooch recently found at Tura, together with a comprehensive evaluation, is an attempt to draw the attention of Hungarian research to this controversial topic.

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