Aquincum Aeternum

Introduction The Norico-Pannonian belt had an important role in the well known monograph of Jochen Garbsch. According to his opinion, the Norico-Pannonian belt type decorated with fittings was a characteristic part of the so-called Norico-Pannonian native female attire. In this study, I would like to summarize the information about this belt type and present some items from Hungary. Previous research Several parts of the belt were known in the 1900s and these mounts were also identified as belt fittings by the early researchers. A Hungarian researcher Lajos Nagy published a belt buckle, a mount with openwork decoration and two other mounts from Sopronszécsény in 1928. He did not just present these objects, but also listed other items, like the sets from grave No. 54/Au am Leithaberg, grave No. 147, 188/Bad Reichenhall, Gerasdorf bei Willendorf (Bezirk Neunkirchen), tumulus No. 5/Kerschbaum and further pieces from Dobřichov Pičhora, Leibnitz–Wagna/Flavia Solva, Zollfeld/Virunum, Drnovo/Neviodunum, Ptuj/Poetovio, Sisak/Siscia, Wien/Vindobona, Győr-Moson-Sopron County and the collection of Szombathely/Savaria. In the paper of Lajos Nagy, only belt buckles and mounts with openwork decoration belong to the belt.....

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