Room 3 / Bronze Age
Economy in the Bronze Age (2800–800 BC) was based on the development of agriculture, animal husbandry, the discovery and gradual spread of the new metal (the alloy of copper and tin), the new metalworking technology, bronze casting. Bronze helped the accumulation of wealth, and bronze tools, especially weapons, gave their owners power and wealth. All this is reflected in the structure of Bronze Age settlements and cemeteries, and in the everyday life of the people through objects of outstanding beauty. The unique and special finds, clay idols, altars, representations of people and animals also give an insight into the complex beliefs of the communities of the time.
Stylized bronze waterfowl figurines made by wax casting. Their bodies show ornamentation of plastic ribs and grooves. The back of the unknown find (left) has suspension ears, the head of the other one, from Csicser (right) has horns. The scientific analysis of the bird figurine recovered from Liptovský Hrádok suggests that these objects may have been grease lamps (Csicser and unknown site, 1050–800 BC)
A ritual vessel of the Middle Bronze Age (1900–1700 BC) from the cemetery of Tiszafüred-Majoroshalma, in the Füzesabony style, is a so-called askos. The vessel depicts a mixed creature with the body of a bird and a human head.
Bronze pots and helmet from the treasure trove found in Hajdúböszörmény in 1858.
Horse bit from the 17th–16th centuries BC (Százhalombatta)
