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are dated to the second third of the 7th century,514 and are a mixture of Early
Avar traditions and new Middle Avar elements.
Elongated D-shaped suspension loops have a different structure: their
edges are covered with cast copper alloy or silver bands (S.5.b) with U- or
L-shaped cross section. These artefacts are mainly known from the Middle
phase (fig. 104/2).515 Most of them were cast of silver,516 with only one copper
alloy example being known.517 All of the five known examples were found in
Transdanubia,518 with none being known east of the Danube. Most of them are
dated to the Middle phase,519 with only the example from Komárno belonging
to the beginning of the Late phase.520
Ogee-shaped (a pointed arch consisted of two S-shaped arches) suspension
loops (S.5.c) are made of gold and are closely connected to curved sabres with
star-shaped crossguard covered with gold foil (fig. 104/3). Both of the known
examples are known from Transdanubia.521 This shape is extremely rare but a
514 On the chronology of the type: (Garam 1991a, 147; Garam1991b, 222).
515 Igar–Vámszőlőhegy, Petőfi u. 56. find ‘III’ (Marosi 1931, 6–7; Fülöp 1987, 17. 8. ábra;
Fülöp 1988, 167–168. Abb. 14); Kehidakustyán–Kehida, Központi Tsz-major grave No. 61
(Szőke 2002, 75. 11); Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 128 (Trugly 1993, 206. Taf. XXXV/1);
Komárno–8 Shipyard grave No. 131 (Trugly 1993, 207–209. Taf. XL/5); Kölked–Feketekapu
B grave No. 210 (Kiss 2001, 94–95, Taf. 64/15).
516 Igar–Vámszőlőhegy, Petőfi u. 56. find ‘III’ (Marosi 1931, 6–7; Fülöp 1987, 17. 8. ábra;
Fülöp 1988, 167–168. Abb. 14); Kehidakustyán–Kehida, Központi Tsz-major grave No. 61
(Szőke 2002, 75. 11); Komárno–8. Shipyard grave No. 128 (Trugly 1993, 206. Taf. XXXV/1);
Komárno–8 Shipyard grave No. 131 (Trugly 1993, 207–209. Taf. XL/5).
517 Kölked–Feketekapu B grave No. 210 (Kiss 2001, 94–95, Taf. 64/15).
518 Igar (Marosi 1931, 6–7; Fülöp 1987, 17. 8. ábra; Fülöp 1988, 167–168. Abb. 14), Kehida (Szőke
2002, 75. 11), Komárno Shipyard grave No. 128 and 131 (Trugly 1993, 206. Taf. XXXV/1; 207–
- Taf. XL/5), Kölked B grave No. 210 (Kiss 2001, 94–95, Taf. 64/15).
519 The IIIrd find of Igar is one of the leading finds of the Middle phase (Fülöp 1988), the
loop from Kehida being equipped to the scabbard of a curved sabre with star-shaped
crossguard covered by silver foil (Szőke 2002, 75. 11) (CG.5.a) which dates the burial to the
Middle phase. The example of Kölked (Kiss 2001, 94–95, Taf. 64/15) is dated by its granu-
lated gold earring, belt strap-end stamped of silver decorated by interlace ornament and
gold coin-imitation, the burial being found amongst the VIth grave group which is dated
to the Middle phase (Kiss 2001, 94–95).
520 Grave No. 128 from the Komárno Shipyard is dated by its gilded disc-shaped belt-mounts
cast of copper alloy and hat-phalerae to the beginning of the Late phase (Trugly 1993,
207–209). Grave No. 131 from the same site is dated by its shield-shaped belt-mounts cast
of copper alloy covered by tendril-ornament (Trugly 1993, 213–214).
521 Gyenesdiás–Algyenes grave No. 64 (Müller 1989, Abb. 2. 143–147, Abb. 3–5); Ozora–
Tótipuszta grave No. 1 (Wosinsky 1896, 1000–1008. Taf. 252–254; Hampel 1897. II. LV–LVII.