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tip of which is in the line of its edge, and thus it cannot be regarded as an early
variant of its type.
However, most of the spearheads of type P.IV.A do not belong to such a spe-
cial variant, their main characteristic being the equal length of the blade and
socket, and the width of the blade usually does not exceed that of the socket
either. The cross section of the blade is always rhombic, the only exception
being the spear from grave No. 225 from Košice–Šebastovce,240 the blade of
which thickens and becomes of quadrangular cross section (fig. 53/2), while
the blade of the spear from grave No. 67 from the same site241 (fig. 53/3) is of
rhombic cross section over its entire length.
1.4.2 Spearheads with Broad Triangular Blade (P.IV.B)
The blade is triangular, its edges are at an acute angle, its cross section is flat,
but can occasionally be triangular, rhombic or lenticular. The blade and socket
length is usually equal, and the blade is wider than the socket (map 22, fig. 54).
Altogether eleven such spearheads are known from the Avar-age Carpathian
Basin,242 two of which are dated to the Early phase,243 one to the Middle244 and
the majority (eight examples) belong to the Late phase.245
240 Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 47–48. Taf. XXIX–XXX; Taf. XXX/11.
241 Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 18–19, Taf. VI/21.
242 Aiud grave No. III (Horedt 1956, 396; Horedt 1958, 92. fig. 10/2 and 10/15); Bratislava–
Devinska Nová Ves–A–Tehel’ňa grave No. 416 (Eisner 1952, 95–96, Obr. 47/5–6); Košice–
Šebastovce grave No. 48 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 14–15, Taf. II/1); Košice–Šebastovce
grave No. 221 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 46–47; Taf. XXVII–XXIX;); Košice–Šebastovce
grave No. 228 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 48–49, Taf. XXX/6); Košice–Šebastovce
grave No. 321 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 64–65; Taf. XLIV/7); Kővágószöllős–
Tüskési Dűlő (Kiss 1977, 66. Pl. XXIV); Morávský Sv. Ján (Eisner 1933–34, 186; Eisner 1941,
379–380; Čilinská 1984, 163–170); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 395 (Garam 1995, 54, Abb.
23, Taf. 178); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 423 (Garam 1995, 57, Abb. 24, Taf. 90, Taf. 178/1);
Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 630 (Garam 1995, 82, Taf. 108, Taf. 182/1).
243 Aiud grave No. III (Horedt 1956, 396; Horedt 1958, 92. fig. 10/2 and 10/15); Tiszafüred–
Majoros grave No. 395 (Garam 1995, 54, Abb. 23, Taf. 178).
244 Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 630 (Garam 1995, 82, Taf. 108. Taf. 182/1).
245 Bratislava–Devinska Nová Ves–A–Tehel’ňa grave No. 416 (Eisner 1952, 95–96, Obr. 47/5–6);
Košice–Šebastovce grave No. 48, 221, 228 and 321 (Budinský – Krička – Točík 1991, 14–15,
Taf. II/1; 46–47; Taf. XXVII–XXIX, 48–49, Taf. XXX/6, 64–65; Taf. XLIV/7); Kővágószöllős–
Tüskési Dűlő (Kiss 1977, 66. Pl. XXIV); Morávský Sv. Ján (Eisner 1933–34, 186; Eisner 1941,
379–380; Čilinská 1984, 163–170); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 423 (Garam 1995, 57, Abb.
- Taf. 90. Taf. 178/1).