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Figure 17 Lanceheads of type P.I.A/3:1. Bugyi–Ürbőpuszta, stray find (NM 17/1935.129);
2. Zámoly, stray find (MNM 61.202.1); 3. Selenča (Bácsújfalu)–Belterület (Csallány
1953, 134, XXXI. tábla 6; Kovrig 1955a, 36, X. tábla 5; Kovrig 1955b, 171, V. tábla 5; Vinski
1958, 13, Tab. V–VI; Dimitrijević – Kovačević – Vinski 1962, 56–57. Tb. XI/3; Mrkobrad
1980, 98., 152., LXXX/3.).
The only coin-dated example (fig. 15/2) of this type comes from one of the
Szentendre burials (grave No. 1 or 2) dated by a tremissis of Justin II (565–578).25
These lances are often found together with circular stirrups with rectangular
loops and trefoil-shaped harness ornaments which do not offer any narrower
dating than to the first half of the Early phase.26
A variant of this type is characterised by a longer blade than the clasped
socket (P.I.A/1.b) and is known only from three examples,27 all of which have
25 Bóna 1982–3, 100, 103; Garam 1992, 139. 158; Kiss 1996, 233.
26 A variant of trefoil-shaped harness ornaments were still in use in the Middle phase
(Müller 1989, Abb. 10/1).
27 Budakalász–Dunapart grave No. 291; Esztergom–Nagyhegy (Hampel 1900, 113; Hampel
- II. 346; Kovrig 1955a, 36. X. tábla 6; Kovrig 1955b, 172, V. tábla 5); Szentendre–Pannónia
dűlő (Pulszky 1874, 1–12; Hampel 1905. II. 343–345, III. Taf. 263–265; Kovrig 1955b, 170;
Bóna 1982–83, 98–104; Garam 1992, 138, 183, Taf. 11, 9).