Szabó Miklós, Petres F. Éva: Decorated weapons on the La Tene Iron Age in the Carpathian Basin. (Inventaria Praehistorica Hungariae 5; Budapest, 1992)
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I, with the upper part, the dragon heads, cut off. Sword Present maximum length. 60 cm. Total length of hilt. 11 cm. Breadth. 4.2 cm. The tang is ringed and surmounted by a flat disc. Literature. Szabó (1989b) 122 f, Fig. 2.4. 75. UNKNOWN PROVENANCE, the so-called Budapest spearhead. Stray find. MNM, inv. no. 63.1951.28 (PI. 78). Iron spearhead with incised ornament Length. 31 cm. Breadth of blade. 4 cm. Length of socket. 6.5 cm. The willow-leafshaped blade has a flat midrib. Two rivet holes at the base of the socket. Rapin's Type la, "forme classique". Design. Both sides of the blade carry the same Waldalgesheim motif, the only difference being that on one side there are also triple dot motifs within the main pattern. The socket is ornamented with various network patterns arranged into four columns. Literature. Szabó (1971) 48, Fig. 15.4 (for the Waldalgesheim motif); Schwappach (1971) 148 f, Fig. 10. 6-7, PI. 8.4; KKM, 53, Cat. no. 98, Fig. 98; Szabó (1977) 212, Fig. 1; Duval, A. (1982) 139, Fig. 4d (find spot given as "Hungary"); Petres (1983) 57, Figs 3-4; Megaw-Megaw (1989a) 113, Fig. 115. AUSTRIA 76. GRAZ-LAUBGASSE. Scabbard with its sword. Stray find. GLJ, inv. no. 12097 (PI. 79). Scabbard Length. 69.5 cm. Breadth. 5.4 cm. Mouth. Broken. Midrib. Broad, salient. Overlaps. Front over back. Loop. Type Ic, arched. Loop-plates. Rounded. Chape-clamps. Round. Chape-bridge. Straight. Chape-end. Type Kosd C; closed. Design. 3c; stamped with geometric and Waldalgesheim motifs. Sword Total length. 74.8 cm. Total length of hilt. 11 cm. Breadth of blade. 4.4 cm. Literature. Zeilinger (1953) 75 ff, Fig. VII. 1; Frey (1978-79) 67 ff, Figs 2; 3a-b, 5. lower row, centre, 6. right. 77. HART BEI WILDON (District Leibnitz). Scabbard with its sword. Cremation grave II. GLJ (PI. 80). Scabbard Length. 74 cm. Breadth. 4.6 cm. Mouth. Type B, 2.3 cm. Midrib. None. Overlaps. Front over back (?). Reinforce. Frame type on the reverse.Loop. Type IIIA, 2 cm long by 1.6 cm broad. Loop-plates. Rounded, with large protruding rivets. Chape-clamps. Bird headed clamps. Chape-bridge. Bird bridge. Chape-end. Type Bi, 2.5 cm. Total length of chape. 14 cm. Design. lbi+4b; SSS. Sword Total length. 91 cm. Total length of hilt. 17 cm. Breadth of blade. 4.3 cm. Hilt-end. Somewhat wider than a Type II mouth. The tang is oval in section and is surmounted by a hemispherical button. Grave goods Iron spearhead, with midrib (Rapin's Type lb, "forme classique"; length, 38 cm); shieldboss, band-shaped with two rivets (38.5 cm long by 15.4 cm broad). La Tène C 2 . Literature. Modrijan (1962) 60 ff, Figs 4-6. 78. NEUNKIRCHEN. Upper and lower parts of a scabbard. Grave 2 Neunkirchen, Städtisches Heimatmuseum (Pl. 81.1). Scabbard Mouth. Type A 2 , subcampanulate variety, upper border is of Type 7. Midrib. None. Overlaps. Back over front. Reinforce. Frontal reinforce, two decorated rosettes connected by a bar and a central knob. Loop, loop-plates. ?. Chape-end. Type Bi. Design. 2a 2 ; HSS. Grave goods Twisted sword chain, with ring punch; shield boss with midrib; spearhead, the socket is ornamented with incised leaf motifs flanked by dotted lines (Rapin's Type lb, "forme classique"); wire fibula with bent-back foot. La Tène Ci. Literature. J. Caspart, WPZ 16 (1929) 40; R. Pittioni, La Tène in Niederösterreich, MUÖ 5 (1930) Pl. 44.; Filip (1956) 133, Fig. 41.
