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thirds of its length comprised the blade, whilst its socket is circular in cross
section. The spearhead from grave No. 453 of Devínska Nová Ves (fig. 49/5)
belongs to this type on the basis of the form of the blade.192 The blade of this
example is narrow and lenticular, and although it is longer than the socket
its proportions are more balanced, and the cross section of the socket is
circular. Both spearheads were found on the same site (Devínska Nová Ves
cemetery) and date to the Late phase.
The second variant is characterised by its narrow lenticular blade with
rhombic cross section, but the blade is longer than the socket of circular cross
section (fig. 49). These spearheads have been identified with the so-called
‘Pfullingen type’193 but this relationship cannot be verified. The existence of
the Pfullingen type amongst the weaponry of the Avar was first suggested
192 Eisner 1952, 103, t. 50/1.
193 Zábojník 1978, 196.
Figure 48 Spearheads of type P.III.C (Egling-type): 1. Koroncó–Bakonyér, 2. Čataj I. Zemanské-
Gejzovce, grave No. 176 (Hanuliak – Zábojník 1982, 498; Szentpéteri 1993, 121.);
- Bratislava–Devinska Nová Ves–A Tehel’ňa, grave No. 616 (Eisner 1952, 137, t. 65/8.);
- Radvaň nad Dunajom–Žitavská Tôň, grave No. 11 (Čilinská 1963, 91, tab. VI/12.).