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LOT 1492
Greek Macedonian Lead Inscribed Slingshot Group
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (115 grams total, 33-36 mm).
Each biconical in profile and lentoid in section with casting seam. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See similar slingshot in the British Museum, London, inv.no. 1851,0507.11.
FootnotesLead sling bullet of this almond shape type were often decorated (like one of our specimens) with a winged thunderbolt on one side and on the other side with the inscription DEXAI "Catch!" in high relief. In the Hellenistic armies, the Rhodians were considered formidable slingers, and used as mercenaries by Hellenistic and Roman Consular armies.
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LOT 1492
Greek Macedonian Lead Inscribed Slingshot Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising mainly triangular tanged types. 162 grams total, 14.3-16.2 cm
From a London collection, 1990s-2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, leaf-shaped and other types. 400 grams total, 9.7-16.2 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Luristan Bronze Socketted Macehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Cylindrical in plan, the upper section with vertical columns of three prominent spikes, short cylindrical shaft, flange rim to each end. 359 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
