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Age of Arpads
Room 1
Presented in the room is the history of the first three hundred
years (1000-1301) of the Hungarian kingdom, the age of the kings
of the House of Arpad.
Many of the exhibited works can be related to the significant kings
of the age, to the state-founder István I, Saint László, Béla III
and IV. Among them, the funeral insignia of Béla IV might not be
the most spectacular, but certainly the most important relics from
a historical point of view. The historical relics of the developing
cities, of the settling Cumanians, and also of several layers of
the stabilizing feudal society (secular and church aristocracy,
military, and peasantry) are displayed at the exhibition.
Curiosities
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The aquamanile, a man or animal shaped water-holding vessel
originally was used to wash hands during mass but later it became
popular among the aristocracy as well. On one of the most valuable
pieces a hunting scene unfolds before the visitors' eyes. |
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It is by chance that the unparalleled Monomarchos crown, made
in Byzantine court, came to light. The crown was buried during
the power struggles of the second half of the 11th century and
was turned out by a plough in 1860 near Nyitraivánka (present
Slovakia). |
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