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LOT 1378

Greek Macedonian Lead Inscribed Slingshot

3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

1 1/8 in. (38.2 grams, 29 mm).

Biconical in profile with casting seam and reserved legend 'ΥΔΑ'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

For similar cf. Schinco, G., Small, A.M., 'A previously unknown siege of Botromagno/Silvium: the evidence of slingshots from Gravina in Puglia (Provincia di Bari, Puglia)' in Papers of the British School at Rome, 2019, pp.1-52, fig.37, type iib of Volling.

Footnotes

The leaden bullets, which were thrown from slings, were called molivdainai (μολύβδαιναι) in Greek, and in Latin glandes; the former indicating the material ‘lead’, the latter the shape ‘acorns’. These bullets were cast in a mould and bore letters or devices, or both. In form they were more like an almond than an acorn, but many were pointed at both ends; in size, they are generally about 1.5 inches in maximum length, and under 1 inch in maximum width.

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LOT 1378

Greek Macedonian Lead Inscribed Slingshot

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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