Polearms 99
1.1.5 Pentagonal Blade (P.I.E)
The blade is pentagonal in shape, its cross section is rhombic, the edges are
parallel and the tip is angular or rounded (map 11, fig. 30).104 Only seven such
spearheads are known from the Middle105 and Late phase.106
Three variants of this type are known based on the proportion of the blade
and socket and the form of the socket:
1. The blade is shorter than the socket (P.I.E/2): Short spearhead with pen-
tagonal blade, the average length of which is 20 cm. The only find of this
variant is dated to the Late phase (fig. 30/3).107
2. The length of the blade and socket is equal (P.I.E/3): Five spearheads
belong to this sub-type, three of which are dated to the Middle phase.
The main characteristic of this variant being that its tip was whetted to
be triangular, as in the case of the spearhead from grave No. 565 of Devín-
ská Nová Ves, the tip of which has a quadrangular cross section.108 Its
exact analogy was found in grave 545B from Zalakomár–Lesvári dűlő
(fig. 30/5), which is dated to the Middle phase,109 suggesting the early
date of the spearhead from Devínska Novás Ves. However, both spear-
heads from Žitavská Tôň are dated to the Late phase.110
104 Bernolákovo–Sakoň grave No. 23 (Kraskovská 1962, 430. tab. V/6); Bratislava–Devinska
Nová Ves–A–Tehel’ňa grave No. 565 (Eisner 1952, 127, t. 73/5); Košice–Šebastovce grave No.
293 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 61, Taf. XLII/5); Radvaň nad Dunajom–Žitavská Tôň
grave No. 26/1956 (Budinský – Krička 1956, 27–28. Tab. XXIV/11); Radvaň nad Dunajom–
Žitavská Tôň grave No. 1 (Čilinská 1963, 88. tab. II/29); Regöly–Kupavár grave No. 18
(Kiss – Somogyi 1984, 130. 58. tábla 18); Zalakomár–Lesvári-dűlő grave No. 545A (Szőke
2002, 77. 8/e).
105 Regöly–Kupavár grave No. 18 (Kiss – Somogyi 1984, 130. 58. tábla 18); Zalakomár–Lesvári-
dűlő grave No. 545A (Szőke 2002, 77. 8/e).
106 The spearheads from Žitavska Tôň are dated to the first half of Late phase (Budinský-
Krička 1956, 27–28. Tab. XXIV; Čilinská 1963, 88. tab. II), while the example from grave No.
293 from Košice–Šebastovce is dated to the second half of the 8th century. (Budinský-
Krička – Točík 1991, 61, Taf. XLII).
107 Bernolákovo–Sakoň grave No. 23 (Kraskovská 1962, 430. tab. V/6).
108 Eisner 1952, 127, t. 73/5.
109 The spearhead is dated to the second half of the 7th century by the long U-shaped iron
belt-mounts with inlay-decoration (Szőke 2002, 77. 8/e).
110 The grave No. 10/1956 is dated by its belt-set composed of mounts cast of copper alloy
with vegetal ornaments (Budinský-Krička 1956, 16–20. Tab. XIX) and the grave No. 10/1963
is dated by is phalerae made of copper alloy sheet (Čilinská 1963, 88. tab. II).