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Historical Archive: Nagyszentmiklós Treasure discovered 1799 in Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary, now Sânnicolau Mare, Romania gold, mid seventh to late eighth century, from stratigraphic layer carbon-dated 669-862 (Avar context) flask, inv. VIIb 33, 22 cm high, 700-750? ewer, inv. VIIb 40, 22.5 cm high, 700-750? with later copper handle animal-head bowl, inv. VIIb 11, height 10.6 cm, 750-800? bulbous bowl, inv. VIIb 14, 5.7 cm high, 750-800? Cells originally held blue glass. elliptical bowl, inv. VIIb 4, 17.7 cm long, 750-800? inscriptions in Greek script (some not in Greek language) and runiform script (probably Old Turkic and possibly Old Hungarian) Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung VIIb flask, full, medallions: archer and leopard or panther, gryphon and fallow deer flask, full, on white background flask, medallion: woman abducted by eagle. Not available at high resolution. flask: woman abducted by eagle flask: eagle head, branch flask, medallion: mounted warrior with captive. Not available at high resolution. flask: captive and severed head attached to saddle flask: warrior, oblique. Not available at high resolution. flask, shoulder flask, base: interlaced bands, foliage ewer, full, wider side ewer, full, narrower side ewer, neck: water plants and wading bird ewer: foliate band ewer, medallion: eagle facing left abducting youth (Ganymede?) ewer: eagle facing right abducting youth (Ganymede?) bowl with animal head: bull horns, ears, eyes and lion mane, feet; head facing right bowl with animal head, head facing left bowl with animal head, head facing left, oblique from above both bowls with animal heads bulbous bowl from side, with millefiori glass inlay bulbous bowl oblique from above bulbous bowl: senmurv or sea monster, with predator head and wing, large claws, and spiral body elliptical bowl oblique from above, with inscription on rim elliptical bowl handle: lions and gryphons