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The examples dated to the Middle phase were mainly distributed in
Transdanubia,60 the only exception being from grave No. 148 of Čataj
(Slovakia).61 The closed socket was still characteristic except for the spear-
heads of Pécs and Čataj: in both of these cases the socket was closed by a ring
pulled over.62 The chronology of these spearheads is based on the grave goods
from the burials, verifying its dating to the second half of the 7th century.63 The
continuity between the examples of this variant from the Early to the Middle
phase is conspicuous by their common similarity.
The examples dated to the Late Avar period have different characteristics,
a much broader and rounded blade with flat rhombic cross section and closed
socket. Its main distribution area lies in Transdanubia64 and Southwestern
Slovakia (map 7).65 All of these spearheads are dated to the first half of 8th
century by their burial context.66
(Uenze 1966, 164–166; Garam 2001, 113), whereas this type is dated to a later period by Igor
Gavritukhin (1995, 201–214). The sword with D-shaped suspension loops offers a similar
date (Sós – Salamon 1995, Pl. XX/4. by analogy with that from Tárnok: Garam 1991b, 222. 3.
kép, 5 kép 2).
60 Kölked–Feketekapu B grave No. 541 (Kiss 2001, 164–167, Taf. 90/1); Pécs–Kertváros grave
No. 391 (Heinrich–Tamáska 2005, 148, 150. Abb. 1); Pókaszepetk–Mesterföldek, Avar utca
grave No. 415 (Sós – Salamon 1995, 64–65, 67, 182. Pl. XXVII/12, LXXXI/6); Vác–Kavicsbánya
grave No. 103 (Tettamanti 2000, 24–25. Taf. 3/5).
61 Čataj I. Zemanské–Gejzovce grave No. 148 (Szentpéteri 1993, 121).
62 Čataj I. Zemanské–Gejzovce grave No. 148 (Szentpéteri 1993, 121); Pécs–Kertváros grave
No. 391 (Heinrich-Tamáska 2005, 148, 150. Abb. 1).
63 These spearheads are dated to the second half of the 7th century by the Breitsax of grave
No. 148 of Čataj (Hanuliak – Zábojník 1982, 498), gold coin-imitation, silver hairgrip and
circular belt-mounts with vegetal ornaments made of silver from grave No. 541 of Kölked–
Feketekapu ‘B’ (Kiss 2001, 164–167), U-shaped iron belt-mount with inlayed decoration
from grave No. 391 of Pécs–Kertváros (Heinrich-Tamáska 2005, 148, 150. Abb. 1); sabre from
grave No. 415 of Pókaszepetk (Sós – Salamon 1995, 64–65), and strap ends decorated by
interlace ornament from grave No. 103 of Vác–Kavicsbánya (Tettamanti 2000, 24–25).
64 Bóly–Sziebert puszta grave No. 20 (Papp 1962, 174–175. VII. t. 18); Kehida–TSz-major grave
No. 67 (Szőke 2002, 77. 8/f ).
65 Devinska Nová Ves–A Tehel’ňa grave No. 234 (Eisner 1952, 65–66, Obr. 28/2); Komárno–3.
Váradiho u. grave No. 11 and 20 (Čilinská 1982, 349–351. tab. V/22, 354, tab. VII/25);
Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 63 (Trugly 1987, 262–263. Taf. XIII/10). These sites are
situated on the northern bank of the Danube.
66 These artefacts are dated to the first half of the 8th century by the rectangular belt-
mounts with ring-pendant and strap-end decorated by griffons cast of copper alloy of
grave No. 20 from Bóly (Papp 1962, 174–175. VII–VIII. t); gilded cast strap-ends decorated
by flowers and a cast human head-shaped rattler from grave No. 11 Komárno–Váradiho
(Čilinská 1982, 349–351) and gilded cast bronze phalerae with lyon representation and