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LOT 1503
Greek Macedonian Lead Impacted Slingshot
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (26.6 grams, 25 mm).
Lentoid type with one end deformed on impact; raised legend '[.]MEP' to one face and 'NA[..]' to the other. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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