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LOT 0694
Macedonian Lead 'MEP NA' Slingshot
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (28.4 grams, 27 mm).
A biconical glans with an inscription 'MEP' to one side and 'NA' to the other. [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.
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