Pubic cover
| Accession Nr.: | 2595 |
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| Type: | bronze, lead, gold and silver; jewellery; metalwork |
| Date of production: |
19th c.
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| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | collection of Ferenc Hopp |
Mostly children hang this leaf-shaped pubic cover around their waist. The decoration is soldered separately on to the plate. It has a granulated bead pattern on its edge and also in the middle, in a vertical direction. At the top are two hoop ears into which the cord was threaded. Both ends of the middle decoration end in rosettes, the lower rosette is complemented by a vertex ornament. Material: silver.