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The blade is longer than the socket. Such weapons are also known from the
Late Antique Italy (Invellino) where Volker Bierbrauer regarded them as cata-
pult projectiles (‘Geschoßbolzen’ in German).142 These weapons were thrusting
weapons in the Avar-age Carpathian Basin, and any similarity is coincidental.
The geographical distribution of this type is evenly spread, with examples
found in Transdanubia,143 Southwestern Slovakia144 and in the Great Hungarian
Plain,145 however, no pieces are known from Transylvania (map 14, fig. 36).
This narrow type of conical spearhead was already used in the Middle phase
as attested by four graves.146 Eight spearheads belong to the Late phase,147 with
the type being continuously used not only during the first,148 but also the
second half of the 8th century.149 The type was already in use from the second
142 Bierbrauer 1987, 170–171; II. Taf. 58: 1–10, Taf. 59: 1–5.
143 Budakalász–Dunapart grave No. 85 (MTA RI 97.1.22.14); Kölked–Feketekapu A grave
No. 422 (Kiss 1996, 116. Taf. 79/7); both are dated to the Middle phase.
144 Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 87, 101 and 139 (Trugly 1987, 272. Taf. XXX/5, 194. Abb. 8.
Taf. V/7, 211–212. Taf. XLVII/9; Radvaň nad Dunajom–Žitavská Tôň grave No. 24/1956 and
6 (Budinský-Krička 1956, 25–26. Tab. XXIII/17; Čilinská 1963, 89–90. tab. IV/22); Štúrovo–
Vojenské cvičisko grave No. 5 (Točík 1968b, 11, Taf. XV/31).
145 Košice–Šebastovce grave No. 161 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 38; Taf. XXII/15);
Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 456, 716, 1142 and 1194 (Garam 1995, 60, Abb. 26, Taf. 92, Taf.
179, 90, Abb. 37. Taf. 114, Taf. 186/1, 134–135. Taf. 153. Taf. 188, 140–141. Taf. 158. Taf. 188/1);
Tiszaszentimre–Református templom (Kovrig 1955b, 174; Madaras 1995a, No. 86).
146 The grave No. 85 of Budakalász (MTA RI 97.1.22.14), the burial from Tiszaszentimre (Kovrig
1955b, 174; Madaras 1995a, No. 86), the grave No. 24 from Žitavská Tôň (394) and the spear-
head from grave No. 422 of the A cemetery of Kölked is dated to the Middle phase by its
belt-set composed of quadrangular-shaped belt-mounts and propeller-shaped mount cut
out of foil. (Kiss 1996, Taf. 79. 233).
147 Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 87, 101 and 139 (Trugly 1987, 272. Taf. XXX/5, 194. Abb. 8.
Taf. V/7, 211–212. Taf. XLVII/9); Košice–Šebastovce grave No. 161 (Budinský-Krička – Točík
1991, 38; Taf. XXII/15); Radvaň nad Dunajom–Žitavská Tôň grave No. 6 (Čilinská 1963,
89–90. tab. IV: 22); Štúrovo–Vojenské cvičisko grave No. 5 (Točík 1968b, 11, Taf. XV/31);
Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No.716, 1142 and 1194 (Garam 1995, 90, Abb. 37. Taf. 114, Taf. 186/1,
134–135. Taf. 153. Taf. 188, 140–141. Taf. 158. Taf. 188/1).
148 The grave No. 161 of Košice–Šebastovce is dated to the first half of the 8th century by
its belt set composed of rectangular belt-mounts cast of copper alloy and decorated by
griffon-representations (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 38; Taf. XXII9). The grave No. 6 of
Žitavská Tôň is dated to the beginning of Late phase by its rectangular belt-mounts cut
out of copper alloy sheet (Čilinská 1963, 89–90; tab. IV). The grave No. 1194 of Tiszafüred
is dated to the same period by its disc-shaped mounts cast of bronze (1st stage of Late
phase)(Garam 1995, 140–141. Taf. 158. Taf. 188/1).
149 The latest known example is found from grave No. 1142 of Tiszafüred dated by its U-shaped
belt-mounts decorated by S-shaped vegetal ornaments. (Garam 1995, Taf. 153, Taf. 188).