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LOT 1415
Greek Macedonian Lead Sling Shot
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (18.7 grams, 34 mm).
Scaphoid in plan and lentoid in section with reserved starburst motif to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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