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Summary
Description |
English:
Ancient Greek sling bullets with engravings. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” (ΔΕΞΑΙ) in high relief.
Français :
Projectiles pour fronde avec un éclair ailé d'un côté et l'inscription « prends ça » de l'autre. Provenance : Athènes.
Deutsch:
Schleudergeschoss aus Blei mit einem geflügelten Blitz auf der einen und der Inschrift "Nimm das!" auf der anderen.
Italiano:
Proiettili di piombo ovali. Su un lato è incisa una saetta, mentre sull'altro l'equivalente della scritta "Prendi Questo".
Polski:
Starożytne greckie pociski do procy. Na jednym znajduje się wyobrażenie uskrzydlonego pioruna, a na drugim − grecki napis ΔΕΞΑΙ ("A masz!").
Suomi:
Muinaiskreikkalaisia lyijyammuksia joissa on kaiverruksia. Yhdellä puolella on siivekäs salamanisku ja toisella korkokaiverrus ΔΕΞΑΙ (muinaiskreikaksi "tästä saat!").
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Date |
4
th
century
BC
date QS:P571,-350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium |
lead
medium QS:P186,Q708
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Dimensions | GR 1842.7-28.550: W. 4.1 cm, Wt. 100 gr; GR 1851.5-7.11: W. 4.3cm, Wt. 105.16 gr | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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Current location |
Upper floor, Room 69 (Greece and Rome: Daily Life), case 94
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Accession number |
GR 1842.7-28.550, GR 1851.5-7.11
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Credit line | GR 1842.7-28.550: Collection of Thomas Burgon; purchase, 1842; GR 1851.5-7.11: purchased from P. J. Green, 1851 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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