Kunbábony

The grave discovered on the outskirts of Kunbábony in 1972 is the richest Avar burial to this day. The site lies in the central region of the Carpathian Basin, the dwelling area of the Avar elite of Asian origin with settlements and burial places. No cemetery but only another lonely Avar burial is known from the vicinity of the Kunbábony grave – burying their deceased in lonely graves was characteristic of the 7th-century Avar elite in the Danube–Tisza Interfluve.
The numerous gold artefacts in the grave unearthed at Kunbábony include jewellery, weapons, gifts from the Byzantine Empire, insignia of rank, and funeral paraphernalia. These items indicate that the old man laid to rest there was once an important person in the Khaganate, perhaps the khagan himself. The objects on display include eastern-style symbols of rank and prestige items, with a drinking horn and a pitcher in gold.
The man, who was about 60–70 years old at death, was likely blind to his left eye: his eye socket bears the mark of having been hit with a heavy and pointy object, which the man, likely because of having been taken care of excellently, survived.
The grave was unearthed by Elvira H. Tóth and Attila Horváth, archaeologists from the Katona József Museum in Kecskemét. The rest of the finds from the assemblage are on display in the exhibition on the first floor.