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LOT 1532
Greek Slingshot with Ephesus Bee
4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (30.9 grams, 30 mm).
Lentoid in form with raised legend 'APAIδ[.]' and to reverse, a raised bee motif.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
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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Tapering leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib developing to a sturdy V-shaped shank, tapering rectangular-section tang. 280 grams, 32.5 cm
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The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C. -
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