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dmeta koji se na Osoru primjenjivao u kontinuite- mode of fragmentation. Since the helmet was evident- povezanost ... ■ a coherence ... 119
tu još od kasnog brončanog doba. ly deliberately destroyed, violently broken and burnt,
it is assumed that it originates from the place of ritual
Mačevi cremation which was most likely located in a front of
the town wall, somewhere on the Kavanela necropolis.
U pogledu vojne opreme navalnog naoružanja iz tog Therefore it confirms the well-known and usual ritual
je vremena poznata šira uporaba željeznih, zakrivlje- of destruction of valuable items applied on Osor con-
nih jednosječnih mačeva koje nazivamo mahaira (pre- tinuously since the Late Bronze Age.
ma grčkom tipu μάχαιρα).216 Kasnija varijanta mahaire,
tj. kratkog krivog mača naziva se još i kopis (κοπίς) koji Swords
se upotrebljavao i kao nož i kao mač, ali kao osobito
snažno oružje u konjici.217 Tip takvog mača bio je ne- In terms of military equipment in assault weapons from
izostavan atribut vojnika i jedan od osnovnog oblika that period was well known the use of iron, curved sin-
naoružanja makedonske vojske u vrijeme kraljeva Fili- gle edged swords called machaira (according to Greek
pa i Aleksandra, s obzirom na to da je njihova učinko- type μάχαιρα).216 A later variant of machaira, a short
vitost bila znatno veća i jača u odnosu na mačeve rav- bent sword is known as the kopis (κοπίς) which was
nog sječiva.218 used as a knife and as a sword, and as particularly pow-
erful weapon in the cavalry.217 Given the fact that their
Dva primjerka iz Osora uvjeravaju kako je njihovo ko- effectiveness was much bigger and stronger in relation
rištenje bilo primjenjivano u različitim formalnim i ti- to the swords with straight blades, such type of sword
pološkim obilježjima (sl. 46A-B). Očuvanost im nije were an indispensable attribute of soldiers and one of
izrazita, s obzirom na osjetljivost otpornosti samog the primary forms of armament of the Macedonian
materijala, pa pojedine tipološke karakteristike nedo- army during the reign of kings Philip and Alexander.218
staju. Oba mača, međutim, obilježava ploča rukohva- Two examples from Osor demonstrate that examples
ta, lijevana zajedno sa sječivom, koja ima bočni ispust of different forms and different typological character-
i čavliće za pričvršćivanje oplate rukohvata. Pri tomu istics were used (Fig. 46). The condition of their preser-
se ipak međusobno razlikuju, jer jedan mač ima preo- vation is not excellent, mostly due the sensitivity of the
statak brončane oplate na polovično očuvanom ruko- materials, and consequently individual typological fea-
hvatu (sl. 46A), dok drugi mač ima u cijelosti očuvan tures are missing. Both sword, however, are character-
216 Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada Sanz 1994; usp. Parović-Pešikan 1982; Borangic 216 Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada Sanz 1994; cf. Parović-Pešikan 1982; Borangic
2009. 2009.
217 Parović-Pešikan 1982, 48-49. 217 Parović-Pešikan 1982, 48-49.
218 Snodgras 1967, 119; Parović-Pešikan 1982, 49; Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada 218 Snodgras 1967, 119; Parović-Pešikan 1982, 49; Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada
Sanz 1997, 62-65, 153-157; Blečić Kavur, Miličević-Capek 2011, 64-65. Sanz 1997, 62-65, 153-157; Blečić Kavur, Miličević-Capek 2011, 64-65.
tu još od kasnog brončanog doba. ly deliberately destroyed, violently broken and burnt,
it is assumed that it originates from the place of ritual
Mačevi cremation which was most likely located in a front of
the town wall, somewhere on the Kavanela necropolis.
U pogledu vojne opreme navalnog naoružanja iz tog Therefore it confirms the well-known and usual ritual
je vremena poznata šira uporaba željeznih, zakrivlje- of destruction of valuable items applied on Osor con-
nih jednosječnih mačeva koje nazivamo mahaira (pre- tinuously since the Late Bronze Age.
ma grčkom tipu μάχαιρα).216 Kasnija varijanta mahaire,
tj. kratkog krivog mača naziva se još i kopis (κοπίς) koji Swords
se upotrebljavao i kao nož i kao mač, ali kao osobito
snažno oružje u konjici.217 Tip takvog mača bio je ne- In terms of military equipment in assault weapons from
izostavan atribut vojnika i jedan od osnovnog oblika that period was well known the use of iron, curved sin-
naoružanja makedonske vojske u vrijeme kraljeva Fili- gle edged swords called machaira (according to Greek
pa i Aleksandra, s obzirom na to da je njihova učinko- type μάχαιρα).216 A later variant of machaira, a short
vitost bila znatno veća i jača u odnosu na mačeve rav- bent sword is known as the kopis (κοπίς) which was
nog sječiva.218 used as a knife and as a sword, and as particularly pow-
erful weapon in the cavalry.217 Given the fact that their
Dva primjerka iz Osora uvjeravaju kako je njihovo ko- effectiveness was much bigger and stronger in relation
rištenje bilo primjenjivano u različitim formalnim i ti- to the swords with straight blades, such type of sword
pološkim obilježjima (sl. 46A-B). Očuvanost im nije were an indispensable attribute of soldiers and one of
izrazita, s obzirom na osjetljivost otpornosti samog the primary forms of armament of the Macedonian
materijala, pa pojedine tipološke karakteristike nedo- army during the reign of kings Philip and Alexander.218
staju. Oba mača, međutim, obilježava ploča rukohva- Two examples from Osor demonstrate that examples
ta, lijevana zajedno sa sječivom, koja ima bočni ispust of different forms and different typological character-
i čavliće za pričvršćivanje oplate rukohvata. Pri tomu istics were used (Fig. 46). The condition of their preser-
se ipak međusobno razlikuju, jer jedan mač ima preo- vation is not excellent, mostly due the sensitivity of the
statak brončane oplate na polovično očuvanom ruko- materials, and consequently individual typological fea-
hvatu (sl. 46A), dok drugi mač ima u cijelosti očuvan tures are missing. Both sword, however, are character-
216 Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada Sanz 1994; usp. Parović-Pešikan 1982; Borangic 216 Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada Sanz 1994; cf. Parović-Pešikan 1982; Borangic
2009. 2009.
217 Parović-Pešikan 1982, 48-49. 217 Parović-Pešikan 1982, 48-49.
218 Snodgras 1967, 119; Parović-Pešikan 1982, 49; Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada 218 Snodgras 1967, 119; Parović-Pešikan 1982, 49; Quesada Sanz 1991; Quesada
Sanz 1997, 62-65, 153-157; Blečić Kavur, Miličević-Capek 2011, 64-65. Sanz 1997, 62-65, 153-157; Blečić Kavur, Miličević-Capek 2011, 64-65.
