Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós
The Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós is an important hoard of 23 early medieval gold vessels, in total weighing 9.945 kg, found in 1799 near Nagyszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary, meaning "Great St Nicholas". After the excavation, the treasure was transferred to Vienna, the dynastic capital of the Habsburg Monarchy. Ever since, it has been in the possession of the Kunsthistorisches Museum there, where it is on permanent display.
Part of the treasure of Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Another part of the treasure.
Asiatic looking horseman and his captive on the Ewer from Nagyszentmiklós.
Illustration on the treasure of Nagyszentmiklós depicting a scene of the divine Garuda bird lifting up a human body, or alluding to Ancient Greek mythology with Zeus transforming into animals to rape a man or woman.[citation needed] Some claim to be similar to one in the Álmos legend from the Hungarian mythology: Emese's dream of the Turul bird.
Sânnicolau Mare is a town in Timiș County, Romania, and the westernmost in the country. Located in the Banat region, along the borders with Serbia and Hungary, it has a population of 10,627 as of 2021.
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Part of the treasure of Nagyszentmiklós in the Kunsthistorisches Museum
Sânnicolau Mare (Gros St. Miklosch) on the Josephinische Landesaufnahme of 1769–1772
