Sling Bullet

48-2-322

From: Italy | Etruria | Tuscany

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-322
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Tuscany
Date Made 330 BCE to 30 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Lead
Technique Cast | Inscribed
Iconography Etruscan Inscription
Description

Rough oblong bullet is somewhat corroded. A retrograde molded Etruscan inscription running lengthwise on one side reads (see card).

Length 4.6 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Thickness 1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 2 - Collector Number | L-2-262 - Old Loan Number

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