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Ancient Terracotta Carthaginian Sling Bullet from Third

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Ancient Terracotta Carthaginian Sling Bullet from Third Punic War 149-146 BC. Size 1 3/4 inches length. perfect.Reference: Referenced in Vie et Mort Dans La Carthage Punique pg 122. (Both book cover and page with display case of the sling bullets included Reference: In Carthage: The Punic City”, see pg 62 “From the potter…the fighters would require oval shaped balls for their catapults; thousands of these have been discovered at Carthage.Provenance: Ex Washington DC Collection.

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