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LOT 0506
Greek Lead Slingshot with Inscription
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (31.12 grams, 34 mm).
Lozengiform in section and fusiform in plan with the Greek letters 'TO' in low relief. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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LOT 0506
Greek Lead Slingshot with Inscription
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s. Accompanied by a typed information display card.
Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160. -
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Opening Bid: £5
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From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
