Vitalie Bârcă, Notes on the metal pyxides recently discovered in the Sarmatian environment south the Lower Mureș River

This study, although not exhaustive, attempts to analyse pieces of the type discovered in the Sarmatian environment of the Great Hungarian Plain starting from the bronze and iron pyxides discovered in 2010 during the rescue archaeological excavations prior the construction of the Arad-Timişoara Motorway, namely, sector Arad-Seceani, in graves 3 and 7 from the cemetery investigated at Hunedoara Timişană, Şagu commune, Arad county. The author discusses the pieces from Hunedoara Timişană, together with pieces recovered from other funerary complexes of the Great Hungarian Plain, in a broader context and concludes that the graves where they were identified are women and children graves.