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the Southwestern Slovakia,77 another from Transylvania,78 while the third
example was found in Eastern Hungary (map 8).79 These specimens are dated
by belt-sets cast of copper alloy80 and stirrup with quandangular loop and con-
cave sole.81
Only one spearhead is known from the variant characterised by the socket
wings abutting (P.I.B/3.d), which was found in grave No. 1495 at the Budakalász –
Dunapart cemetery (fig. 27/2), which is dated to the Early phase based on a
copper alloy rattler and its position in the cemetery.
Reed-shaped spearheads with closed socket (P.I.B/3.e) are a much more
frequent variant of this type, of which 46 pieces are known, their popularity
most likely due to its simple form and efficiency. Such spearheads are known
from all three phases of the Avar Age but most of them (36 pieces) are dated
to the Early phase. Only two examples are dated to the Middle82 and seven to
the Late phase.83
Most of the early examples of this variant were found in Transdanubia (20
pieces, 58.8%),84 while six such spearheads are known from Transylvania85
77 Devínska Nová Ves grave No. 585 (Eisner 1952, 130, t. 74/12).
78 Măgina (Ciugudeanu 1974, 457–459. fig. 1/1).
79 Tiszafüred grave No. 1149 (Garam 1995, 135. Abb. 55. Taf. 154. Taf. 190/1).
80 The grave No. 585 of Devínska Nová Ves is dated by a cast strap-end with vegetal orna-
ments and cast shield-shaped mount (Eisner 1952, 130, t. 74), while the grave No. 1149 of
Tiszafüred is dated by cast strap-end ornamented by animal-struggle scene (Garam 1995,
- Abb. 55. Taf. 154).
81 Ciugudeanu 1974, 457–459. fig. 1.
82 Pókaszepetk–Mesterföldek, Avar utca grave No. 67 (Sós – Salamon 1995, 142, Pl. VII);
Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 937 (Garam 1995, 111, Abb. 43.. Taf 133. Taf. 186/1).
83 Bernolákovo grave No. 59 (Kraskovská 1962, 437–438, tab. XIII/4); Devinska Nová Ves–A–
Tehel’ňa grave No. 414 (Eisner 1952, 95, Obr. 55/7); Komárno–3. Váradiho u. grave No. 8
(Čilinská 1982, 349. Tab. III/29); Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 129 (Trugly 1993, 207.
Abb. 29. Taf. XXXVI/4); Radvaň nad Dunajom–Žitavská Tôň grave No. 14/1956 (Budinský –
Krička 1956, 21–22. Tab. XX/16), Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 994 and 1003 (Garam 1995, - Abb. 46. Taf. 139. Taf. 137/1. and 118. Abb. 48. Taf. 140, Taf. 187/1).
84 Budakalász grave No. 68, 851, 993, 1156, 1177, 1330, 1380, 1506, Budapest–Csepel (Háros)
grave No. 28 (Nagy 1998, 152. Taf. 104/5); Csákberény grave No. 108 (IKM 10.258), Káloz–
Nagyhörcsökpuszta grave No. 2 (Bóna 1971a, 273), Kölked–Feketekapu A grave No. 39 and
F (Kiss 1996, 29, 228. Taf. 26/19. and 174. Taf. 105/10) Szekszárd–Bogyiszlói út grave No. 126,
246, 354, 754 (Rosner 1999, 25. Taf. 10/2, 37. Taf. 17/1; 49. Taf. 25/14, 96. Taf. 50/3); Veszprém–
Jutas grave No. 121 and 173 (Rhé – Fettich 1931, 26. IV. 11. and 31, IV/30).
85 Aiud grave No. ‘I’ (Horedt 1956, 396; Horedt 1958, 91. fig. 10/1; Cosma et al. 2013, 56–57,
fig. 27), Band grave No. 49, 52, 142, 159 (Kovács 1913, 324. 42. kép; 324–325. 43. kép 15; 345. - kép; 355. 77. kép); Proştea Mare (Horedt 1958, 101–102. fig. 17/12).