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LOT 1988
Greek Slingshot with Snake
4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (31.2 grams, 31 mm).
Lentoid in form with raised figure of a coiled snake to one face, possible legend to reverse.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
Cf. Manov, M., Torbov, N., Inscribed Lead Sling Bullets with the name of Alexander the Great and with other Names and Symbols found in Thrace in Archaeologia Bulgarica XX, 2 (2016), pp.29-43, fig.14, for a shot with a similar symbol.
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LOT 1988
Greek Slingshot with Snake
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bulbous body with rounded base and domed filler-hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 910 grams, 12.2 cm
Ex important collection of weaponry, London, UK, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger
1800-1600 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
The blade expanding towards the shoulders, a pierced rectangular-section tang. 174 grams, 29.2 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1990s. -
Luristan Socketted Bronze Halberd
CIrca 9th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: crescentic triangular-section blade with herringbone pattern to the rear edge, six integral attachment struts, tubular socket with transverse fixing pin. 478 grams, 22.9 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From a gentleman's collection from East Sussex, UK.
