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LOT 1388

Greek Lead Slingshot

3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

1 1/4 in. (29.4 grams, 30 mm).

Biconical in profile with casting seam and reserved legend 'ΑΛ[EXANΔΡΟ]Υ.', the club of Herakles on the other side. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
Private collection, Munich, Germany.

Literature

See Akat Özenir, S., ‘Some Inscribed Lead Sling Bullets from Miletos’ in Epigraphica Anatolica 50 (2017), pp. 167–178, nos.19-21, for similar.

Footnotes

The presence of the club of Hercules connects the slingshot with ruling dynasty of Macedonia. Similar slingshots were found in Miletos.

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LOT 1388

Greek Lead Slingshot

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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