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

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settlement area,116 but they are also known from Transylvania117 and the Great


Hungarian Plain (map 12).118 Grave No. 72 from Komárno–Shipyard119 and


No. 86 from Košice–Šebastovce (fig. 31/2)120 are easily dated to the first half


of the 8th century by their burial context.


1.1.6.2 The Blade is Shorter than the Socket (P.I.F/2)


Five spearheads belong to this variant,121 the use of which begun during the


Middle phase,122 but with most being dated to the Late phase.123 Among


these spearheads the artefacts from Tiszafüred cemetery are especially well


represented,124 which seems to be a local phenomenon.


XVI–XVII. Taf. XVII/3); Košice–Šebastovce grave No. 80 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991,
23–24, Taf. XI/48); Košice–Šebastovce grave No. 96 (Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 27,
Taf. XIV/1); Lopadea Noua (Horedt 1958, 101, fig. 18/5); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 365
(Garam 1995, 50–52. Abb. 21. Taf. 177); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 447 (Garam 1995, 60,
Taf. 179); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 663 (Garam 1995, 85. Taf. 182).
116 Devinska Nová Ves–A–Tehel’ňa grave No. 815 (Eisner 1952, 174, t. 96/2); Holiare grave
No. 551 (Točík 1968a, 85, Taf. LXXII/7); Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 30 and 72 (Trugly
1987, 256. Abb. 3, Taf. V/2; 265–266. Taf. XVI–XVII. Taf. XVII/3); Košice–Šebastovce grave
No. 80 and 96 (Budinský – Krička – Točík 1991, 23–24, Taf. XI/48, 27, Taf. XIV/1).
117 Lopadea Noua (Horedt 1958, 101, fig. 18/5).
118 Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 365, 447 and 663 (Garam 1995, 50–52. Abb. 21. Taf. 177, 60,
Taf. 179, 85. Taf. 182).
119 The burial is dated by the gilded cast bronze phalerae with lion representations, the
gilded belt-mount cast of bronze with vegetal ornaments and the gilded strap-end cast of
bronze with lion representation (Trugly 1987, 265–266. Taf. XVI–XVII).
120 The grave is dated by a cast bronze strap-end with grape-motives and disk-shaped
belt mounts cast of bronze and the cast bronze phalerae decorated with animal heads
(Budinský-Krička – Točík 1991, 23–24, Taf. XI)
121 Gyód–Máriahegy grave No. 38 (Kiss 1977, 40, Pl. VII); Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 85
(Trugly 1987, 271–272. Taf. XXVI–XXVIII. Taf. XXVI/13); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 234
(Garam 1995, 36, Abb. 14. Taf. 176); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 945 (Garam 1995, 112, Taf.



  1. Taf. 186/1); Tiszafüred–Majoros grave No. 1069 (Garam 1995, 126. Taf. 145. Taf. 187/1).
    122 The dating is based on the grave No. 1069 of Tiszafüred with its stamped strap-end with
    imitation of stone inlay and its stamped quadrangular belt mounts (Garam 1995, 126. Taf.
    145).
    123 Well dated Late phase burials are grave No. 38 of Gyód–Máriahegy, where cast bronze
    strap-end with griffon representations was found (Kiss 1977, 40, Pl. VII), and grave No. 85
    of Komárno Shipyard with its gilded shield-shaped belt-mounts with lion representations
    and hat-phalerae with palmette-decoration (Trugly 1987, 271–272. Taf. XXVI–XXVIII).
    124 Three of the five examples of this variant were found in this cemetery (Tiszafüred–
    Majoros grave No. 234, 945 and 1069 (Garam 1995, 36, Abb. 14. Taf. 176, 112, Taf. 134. Taf.
    186/1, 126. Taf. 145. Taf. 187/1).

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