Greek — Slingshot with coiled snake and (ΣΠΑΡ)ΩΙΔΑ — 4th Century B.C

Greek, 4th Century B.C, Lead, 15 mm x 31 mm Condition: Good condition. Documented provenance. Antikarts dossier with presentation, characteristics and traceability.
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Detailed Description

Item: Slingshot with coiled snake and (ΣΠΑΡ)ΩΙΔΑ.

Culture: Greek.

Dating: 4th Century B.C.

Material: Lead.

Dimensions: 15 mm x 31 mm.

Analysis & expertise

Record prepared for Antikarts from the photographs and technical information provided by the source.

Attributions and measurements are retained as cataloguing markers, without over-interpretation.

This entry is preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference (no price displayed).

Characteristics

Item: Slingshot with coiled snake and (ΣΠΑΡ)ΩΙΔΑ

Material: Lead

Culture: Greek

Period: 4th Century B.C

Dimensions: 15 mm x 31 mm

Condition: Good condition

Historical context

Greek and Hellenistic material culture relies on codified forms and iconography. Surviving objects help document stylistic and technical evolutions across regions and workshops.

Attribution: Greek. Dating indicated: 4th Century B.C.

Cultural value

Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.

Primary value lies in typology, stated dating and the associated traceability trail.

Traceability & guarantees

Provenance (summary): Ex Austrian private collection, acquired between 1970 - 1990.

Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.

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References / comparanda: MANOV, M. & TORBOV, N., Inscribed Lead Sling Bullets with the Name of Alexander the Great and with Other Names and Symbols Found in Thrace, Archaeologia Bulgarica XX, 2 (2016), 29-43, p.38, Fig. 26.

Archaeological cabinet

Archaeological Identity Card

Material, chronological and cultural record for the object

Reference YA-9342
Period
Greek
Date
4th Century B.C
Metal
Lead
Diameter
15 mm x 31 mm
Other References
MANOV, M. & TORBOV, N., Inscribed Lead Sling Bullets with the Name of Alexander the Great and with Other Names and Symbols Found in Thrace, Archaeologia Bulgarica XX, 2 (2016), 29-43, p.38, Fig. 26
Condition
Good condition
Provenance
Ex Austrian private collection, acquired between 1970 - 1990