Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons. Classification, Typology, Chronology and Technology

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These suspension loops were decorated with various ornaments and meth-


ods, among them the most popular were the Animal Style II483 and glass inlay


decoration.484 The stamped copy of glass inlay is observed on the P-shaped


suspension loops stamped of gold sheet from grave No. 1 at Zsámbok (fig.


100/17).485 Plain undecorated suspension loops are the most common, some of


which were equipped with a small black hemispherical glass cabochon framed


by pearled wire.486 Characteristic decoration of P-shaped suspension loops is


a pearl-frame which appears on loops ornamented with the Animal Style II


483 Börcs–Nagydomb grave No. 10 (Tomka 2005, 155–160); Csengőd–Páhipuszta,
Kenyérvágóhalom (Bolevár-Páterhalom, Pivarcsi János földje) (Fettich 1926a, Taf. VI/8–
20; Fettich 1926b, 265, Taf. 25; Kalmár 1944–45, 288; Sós 1961, Abb. 21; Horváth 1990,
40); Kölked–Feketekapu A grave No. 107 (Simon 1991, 295; Kiss 1996, 41, 232, Taf. 34/1);
Kunmadaras–Újvárosi temető (Hampel 1905, II. 362; Bóna 1982–83, 115–117, 11. kép 1–4;
Simon 1991, 299, 16. kép 15) Among them the examples of Kölked and Páhipuszta are the
closest parallels.
484 Csepel–Kavicsbánya (Nagy 1998, I. 178–180).
485 Garam 1983, 140; Garam 1993, 110.
486 Csepel–Kavicsbánya (Nagy 1998, I. 178–180); Csákberény–Orondpuszta grave No. 150 (Kiss
1962, 70; Simon 1991, 290); Kölked–Feketekapu A grave No. 107 (Simon 1991, 295; Kiss 1996,
41, 232, Taf. 34/1), the imitation of this decoration was observed on the example from grave
No. 1 from Zsámbok (Garam 1983, 140, Abb. 1/1–2, Abb. 6/1–2, Abb. 7).


Figure 99 The basic types of P-shaped suspension loops.

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