Chapter 12 Finds from Central and Eastern Europe 1 Dies and Molds from Central and Eastern Europe 1.1 Bronze Dies for Pressing and Impressing Bronze Dies 1.1.1. Adony (Fejér co.), Hungary No details are known on the discovery context, the items were part of the col- lection of the noble family Zichy. 12 dies for making head ornamenting plates (diadem), belt items (main buckle pin, secondary buckle pin, U-shaped and T-shaped plates). Lit.: József Hampel, “Nemzeti Muzeum régiségosztályának gyarapodása 1880 julius, augusztus, szeptember, oktober, november [Augmentation of the Antiquities Department of the National Museum, July, August, Sep- tember, October, November, 1880],” Archaeologiai Értesitő 14 (1881), 348, pl. XLIII.1–4, 6–13; Fettich, Das awarenzeitliche Kunstgewerbe, pl. VI.1–7, 9–13; Rácz, Die Goldschmiedegräber, 143–144. 1.1.2. Békéscsaba-Nagyrét (Békés co.), Hungary Random discovery, in the field, on the surface of the ground. Copper die, of rectangular shape, with rounded ends, with positive and nega- tive models represented on it. On one face, there is a palmette ornamentation (helmet point?). On the other face the die has four decorative motifs: a pal- mette, a rosette, a bearded man’s head (belt plates) and an astragal-cylinder (earring ornament?). Lit.: Rácz, Die Goldschmiedegräber, 147–148; pl. 79.2. 1.1.3. Bucharest-Tei, Romania – see catalogue no. 7g 1.1.4. Cherkasy District, Ukraine Discovery made with the metal detector by an amateur. Items were found at a small depth. Eight bronze dies for creating belt and harness items: buckle pin, appliqués with ornamentation of the Felnac type (2), rosette-shaped appliqués (2), lion- shaped appliqués (1) and raptor bird-shaped (2). Lit.: Rácz, “Ein frühmittelalterlicher Pressmodelfund,” 176, Fig. 1.1–8. 1.1.5. Corund (Harghita co.), Romania – See Catalogue No. 12 1.1.6. Dumbrăveni (Sibiu co.), Romania – See Catalogue No. 21 1.1.7. Dunapentele (Dunaújváros) (Fejér co.), Hungary Random discovery Bronze die for prongs © Daniela Tănase, 2021 | doi:10.1163/9789004436930_014 342 Chapter 12 Lit.: Rácz, Die Goldschmiedegräber, 152; pl. 75.11. 1.1.8. Kardoskút (Békés co.), Hungary Stray find. Bronze die for belt buckles with shield-shaped plates. Lit.: Zsófia Rácz, Zoltán May, “Öntőminta pajzsos testű csat készítéséhez [Mold for making a shielded buckle],” in Mozaikok Orosháza és vidéke múltjából 19. Fémek a földből, 1 (Orosháza: Orosháza Város Önkormányzat Nagy Gyula Területi Múzeuma, 2018), 50, fig. 24. 1.1.9. Kiskunhalas, Subdistrict (Bács-Kiskun co.), Hungary Discovery on the surface of the ground. Palmette-shaped bronze die. Lit.: Fettich, Das awarenzeitliche Kunstgewerbe, 33, pl. VII, 6; Rácz, Die Goldschmiedegräber, 161. 1.1.10. Oescus (Gigen, Gulyantsi co.), Bulgaria – Metal Die Lit.: Daskalov, Dimitrov, “On a Production,” 69, fig. 1.1, 74. 1.1.11. Oescus (Staroseltsi, Gulyantsi co.), Bulgaria – Metal Die Lit.: Daskalov, Dimitrov, “On a Production,” 69, fig. 1.2, 74. 1.1.12. Paks-Gyapa, The Archaeological Site 15 (Tolna co.), Hungary Random discovery – field research Bronze die for pressing/casting anthropomorphic appliqués Lit.: Zsófia Rácz, “Emberalakos kistárgyak az avar korból,” 409; pl. 79.1. 1.1.13. Pančevo (South Banat), Serbia Discovery in the area of a brick factory, whose owner had an antiques col- lection. After his death which took place in 1924, his collection which con- tained items from the Avars’s epoch, human and horse bones, was sold to the Hungarian National Museum of Budapest. It is possible that the bronze die for pressing main prongs was found in a tomb. Bronze die for pressing main prongs with a rosette in the median part of the item Lit.: Csallány, A Kunszentmártoni avarkori ötvösir, 19, pl. VII.7; Vinski, “O nalazima,” 22, pl. IV, 13; Rácz, Die Goldschmiedegräber, 171. 1.1.14. Petronell-Carnuntum (Near Bruck An Der Leitha), Austria It was part of a private collection, no details are known about the discovery. Bronze die for pressing shield-shaped belt plates, with Zahnschnitt ornamentation Lit.: Rácz, Die Goldschmiedegräber, 191–192. 1.1.15. Ringelsdorf (Gänserndorf co.), Austria It was part of a private collection. Bronze die for pressing rosette-shaped appliqués Lit.: Rácz, Die Goldschmiedegräber, 193..