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Greek slingshot with MER and NA

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ITEM: Slingshot with MER and NA MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 12 mm x 26 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 PARALLEL: DRASKOWSKI, N., and WEISS, P., Neue griechische Schleuderbleie. Tissaphernes und weitere Kommandeure, p. 148 – 149 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army of the time of the Punic Wars (3rd–2nd century BC), the slingers were auxiliaries from Greece, Syria, and Africa. The Balearic islanders who constituted a part of Hannibal’s Carthaginian army fighting the Romans were renowned as slingers.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.4 in (1 cm)Width: 1.03 in (2.6 cm)Depth: 0.48 in (1.2 cm)
  • Style:
    Classical Greek (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    4th Century B.C
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    EL CAMPELLO, ES
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7382237035182
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