Cross on a metal crown
European Museums, Budapest History Museum, HungaryCross design on a metal crown. Finds from the graves of Bela III. and his wife Anna of Antioch. Before 1196, Szekesfehervar. Only
one of the royal graves of Szekesfehervar unearthed in 1848 could be
identified. This burial contained the earthly remains of Bela III.
(1172-1196) and his queen, Anna of Antioch. The royal insignia made for
the funeral (a silver crown, a sceptre, and a sword) and a processional
cross were found on the skeleton of the king in a grave consisting of
red marble stone slabs. The silver bracelet and the pair of spurs must
have replaced the objects that he had worn in his life. The gold ring
with an almandine inlay bearing an Arabic inscription and an interior
compartment, along with the cloisonne enameled pectoral (enkolpion) of
Byzantine or Sicilian origin, must have been his personal jewellery. The
queen was also buried with a symbolic funeral crown and her gold ring.
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Cross design on a metal crown
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