A new greave from the Late Bronze Age hoard found at Lengyeltóti in southern Transdanubia

The hoard V from Lengyeltóti (County Somogy) contained over seven hundred artefacts, most of which can be dated to the Kurd horizon (Ha A1), although there are a few articles that can be assigned to the Gyermely horizon (Ha A2). One of the most remarkable pieces in the hoard is a greave decorated wi...

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Published inCommunicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae Vol. 2016; pp. 71 - 86
Main Authors Honti, Szilvia, Jankovits, Katalin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.12.2016
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Summary:The hoard V from Lengyeltóti (County Somogy) contained over seven hundred artefacts, most of which can be dated to the Kurd horizon (Ha A1), although there are a few articles that can be assigned to the Gyermely horizon (Ha A2). One of the most remarkable pieces in the hoard is a greave decorated with wheel-shaped motifs. Greaves were part of the typical defensive weaponry of the Ha A1 period in southern Transdanubia.
ISSN:0231-133X
2786-295X
DOI:10.54640/CAH.2016.71