Greek — Slingshot with symbol eight-ray star and OAY — 4th Century B.C

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Item: Slingshot with symbol eight-ray star and OAY

Material: Lead

Culture: Greek

Period: 4th Century B.C

Dimensions: 15 mm x 27 mm

Condition: Good condition

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.

Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.

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

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

Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.

Archived source: https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/greek-slingshot-with-symbol-eight-ray-star-and-oay/.

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. 14FREEMAN, P.W.M., POLLAND, A., Fields of Conflict: Progress and Prospect in Battlefield Archaeology, BAR International Series 958 (2001), p.14, Catalogue no. 2224.