Inscribed Greek Lead Sling Bullet

An ancient Greek lead sling bullet of pointed elliptical form, inscribed on one side with a wasp, and on the other: KALA.

Ca. 4th - 1st century BC.
Length: 3 cm.

Slingers were employed by ancient armies to great effect, either directing accurate sniper fire or indirect barrages against enemy troop formations.
In antiquity the most feared slingers were the Cretans employed by the armies of the Greeks and Alexander, and the Balaeric islanders employed by Hannibal and later by the Romans.

Inv#: 4269

$375

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