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

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Edged Weapons 241


cannot be excluded. Ring-pendants are mostly dated to the Early phase, but


some examples are also known from the Middle277 and Late phases.278


2.1.4.2 Rivets with Rhombic Head


Sabre hilts were often decorated with rivets with rhombic heads279 (fig. 88/4–5)


which had already appeared during the last decades of the Early phase as


attested by the sword hilt from grave No. 1 at Zsámbok (fig. 88/4), its rivet cov-


ered with gold-foil with stamped ornaments,280 while the hilt from grave No. 8


277 Székkutas–Kápolna-dűlő grave No. 541 (Nagy é.n. (2003) 71, 194. kép 1) iron ring-pendant
on sabre hilt.
278 Komárno–8 Shipyard grave No. 142 (Trugly 1993, 213–214, Taf. L/4) copper alloy ring-
pendant on the hilt of a single-edged sword.
279 Dunaújváros–Öreghegy, Rákits D. földje (Dunapentele) grave No. 7 (I) (Hekler 1909, 97–105;
Fettich 1926a, 27–28; Marosi – Fettich 1936, 9–17, Taf. I–VI; Bóna 1970, 250, 3–8; Bóna 1971a,
249–250 (33–34), 271 (51); Bóna 1982–83, 62–64, No. 20a-d, Taf. 27–28, 35.9; Garam 1994–95,
134, 8. kép); Igar–Vámszőlőhegy, Petőfi u. 56. grave No. III (Marosi 1931, 6–7; Fülöp 1987,
17, 8. ábra; Fülöp 1988, 167–168, Abb. 14); Kiskőrös–Városalatt grave No. 210 (Horváth 1935,
51, 53); Košice unknown site; Kölked–Feketekapu A grave No. 107 (Madaras 1986, 92, 4.
ábra (térkép); Simon 1991, 295; Kiss 1996, 41, 232, Taf. 34/1); Kunpeszér–Felsőpeszéri út
grave No. 8 (H. Tóth 1984, 12; Simon 1991, 299); Ozora–Tótipuszta grave No. 1 (Wosinsky
1896, 1000–1008, Taf. 252–254; Hampel 1897. II. LV–LVII. táblák; Hampel 1905 III. Taf. 268;
Bóna 1982–83, 104–109; Garam 1992, 145–146, Taf. 61, Taf. 62/8); Tiszavárkony–Hugyin-part
grave No. 20 (Kiss 1962, 18–19, XIV. t. 2, XXXVII. t. 3; Simon 1991, 308); Želovce grave No. 820
(Čilinská 1973, 180, Taf. CXXXI/1); Zsámbok grave No. 1 (Garam 1983, 140, Abb. 1/1,2, Abb.
6/1,2, Abb. 7; Simon 1991, 312, 16. kép 14).
280 Garam 1983, 140, Abb. 1/1,2, Abb. 6/1,2, Abb. 7; Simon 1991, 312, 16, kép 14.


Figure 88 Ring-pendants and rhombic rivets: 1. Szegvár–Sápoldal (Bóna 1979, 5., 8., 3. kép 1;
Bóna 1980, 48–52; Simon 1991, 306, 10. kép 4, 16. kép 10; Garam 1992, 139140, Taf. 18.); 2,
Kölked–Feketekapu A, grave No. 257 (Kiss 1996, 75, Taf. 56/1.); 3. Kölked–Feketekapu A,
grave No. 260 (Kiss 1996, 76, Taf. 57/1.); 4. Zsámbok, grave No. 1 (Garam 1983, 140, Abb.
1/1,2, Abb. 6/1,2, Abb. 7; Simon 1991, 312, 16. kép 14.); 5. Kölked–Feketekapu A, grave No.
107 (Madaras 1986, 92., 4. ábra (térkép); Simon 1991, 295; Kiss 1996, 41, 232, Taf. 34/1.).

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