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Offline nikopolis1

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Lead slingshot
« on: December 12, 2021, 12:19:34 pm »
Is this a slingshot?Hole like this is common or this is some fishnet weight?Weight is 17.78 grams
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Re: Lead slingshot
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2021, 03:34:20 pm »
I've never seen a sling shot with a hole.  Interesting piece
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Re: Lead slingshot
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2021, 04:14:27 pm »
Could this be an example of the whistling type of sling bullet?
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Re: Lead slingshot
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2021, 05:37:47 pm »
Definitely looks like a glans or lead slingshot.

Hole could be natural or an attempt to repurpose it is a net-weight or loom weight?

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Re: Lead slingshot
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2021, 10:27:57 pm »
I think it is a bit light for a sling bullet.  I have a few that are more than twice the weight.  Forum's listings of those items seem to weigh around 50 gm -65 gm.  Another seller recently had quite a few specimens in the >60 gm range as well.  Also, the shape looks in the photo more like a "drop" rather than the bullets with both ends narrow.
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Re: Lead slingshot
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2021, 06:59:34 am »
Yes weight is a little bit low .Length of the item is 25 mm.I think is sling bullet dispite of the low weight.Site is not settlement ,there is no ceramic of any kind and some military items and roman coins are coming out .Looks like a battlefield site .Thanks for the comments
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