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LOT 1481
Civil War Period Iron Cannon Ball Collection
17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 3/8 in. (7.14 kg total, 76-87 mm).
Group of three rough-cast cannonballs for a saker-type cannon, each approximately five pounds in weight and three inches diameter. [3]
ProvenanceFound Southwell, Nottinghamshire, circa 1975.
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LOT 1481
Civil War Period Iron Cannon Ball Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Greek Hellenic Inscribed Lead Slingshot
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lenticular type with casting seam to the rim, raised 'OΛO' legend; with old dealer's ticket. 4.53 grams, 34 mm
From Asia. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue entry. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Including barbed-and-tanged, spade-shaped and other types. 319 grams total, 7.4-18 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A piriform vessel with short neck, domed lip and conical base, bands to the shoulder with impressed annulets and other detailing; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 885 grams, 16.3 cm
Fine condition.
From the collection of a North London gentleman, latterly with a London gallery as a display collection exhibiting the wide range of decorative types; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD.
