146 CHAPTER 2
Site Grave No.Shaft length (cm)Reference1 Čierný Brod 2 135 Točík 1992, 9–12., Obr. 7
2 Devínska Nová Ves 170
3 Devínska Nová Ves 95 200–210 Eisner 1952, 30–31, Obr. 28/1
4 Devínska Nová Ves 107 178 Eisner 1952, 36, Obr. 28/5
5 Devínska Nová Ves 124 240–260 Eisner 1952, 41–42, Obr. 28/4
6 Devínska Nová Ves 131 200 Eisner 1952, 43–44, Obr. 20
7 Devínska Nová Ves 132 220 Eisner 1952, 44, Obr. 20/4
8 Devínska Nová Ves 147 195 Eisner 1952, 47–48, Obr. 21
9 Devínska Nová Ves 497 180 Eisner 1952, 113–114
10 Devínska Nová Ves 524 180 Eisner 1952, 119–120, Obr.
71/1
11 Devínska Nová Ves 597 8.5 Eisner 1952, 132–133, t. 72/1
12 Košice–Šebastovce 94 8.6 Budinský-Krička – Točík 1984,
174, 176, Obr. 2/4; Budinský-
Krička – Točík 1991, 25–26,
Taf. XII/7
13 Štúrovo 38 160 Točík 1968b, 20–21., Taf. XX/20
14 Štúrovo 154 130 Točík 1968b, 44–45., Taf.
XXXIV/23
15 Tiszafüred–Majoros 40 85 Garam 1995, 13, Abb. 4
4 Representations of Polearms
Representations of Avar-age polearms are primarily known from the Late
phase, with only an Italian representation suitable for use as an analogy for
Early Avar spears. The silver plate of Isola Rizza presents a mounted warrior
wearing lamellar armour and banded helmet (‘Spangenhelm’) and using a long
lance which is being thrust through two footsoldiers.264 The rider does not use
stirrups on the representation which could be a chronological argument, but it
264 von Hessen 1968, 47. Abb. 3, 68. Taf. 41–43; The representation was first used as an analogy
for the heavy cavalry of the Avars by Joachim Werner (1971, 110–111). The hoard is dated to
the middle of the 6th century, the rider being identified as a Byzantine cataphract (von
Hessen 1968, 68).