Polearms 97
The type is only known from Late Avar cemeteries, mainly from the north-
ern periphery of the Avar Qaganate.101 Their dating is based on horizontal
stratigraphic examination of cemeteries from the Košice Basin.102 Although
all of the spearheads of this type belong to the Late phase, the spearhead of
Devínska Nová Ves (fig. 29/1) was dated originally to the Early phase based on
its attribution to a burial offering. The sacrificial character of this artefact is of
some debate, as it came to light as a stray find. Its closest analogy was found
in the grave No. 374 of Košice–Šebastovce (fig. 29/4) which is securely dated to
the 8th century.103
101 Devínska Nová Ves grave No. 107 and stray find (Eisner 1952, 36, Obr. 28/5, t. 108/11),
Košice–Šebastovce grave No. 226 and 374 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 48, Taf. XXX/8,
72, Taf. XLVIII/2) and Valalíky–Všechsvätých grave No. 22 (Pástor 1961, 377–378, 361, Obr.
152/1).
102 For the late dating of the cemeteries near Košice (Zábojník 1995, 241).
103 Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 72; Taf. XLVIII/2.
Figure 28 Lanceheads of type P.I.C: 1. Budakalász–Dunapart, grave No. 1235;
- Budakalász–Dunapart, grave No. 1077; 3. Budakalász–Dunapart, grave No. 832;
- Budakalász–Dunapart, grave No. 529.