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• Object type: sling shot
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Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Sling shot	GLO-295EB2	Roman	Gloucestershire	xml | csv json
A possible cast copper alloy sling-shot length 24mm, diameter 12mm, weight 11.33g. The artefact is biconical, tapering to a sharp point at both ends. Roman slingshot are normally lead which makes this identification very tentative. See BH-EB2C32, BH-292632, BH-27A5B4 and YORYM-7EB744 for other...
	Sling shot	NCL-B0E721	Roman	Northumberland	xml | csv json
A lead alloy sling shot dating to the Roman period. The object is spherical in shape and undecorated. The metal is dark brown. It weighs 77.7g and measures 23.45mm in diameter. For a parrallel see Birley, R. (1996) Vindolanda Research Reports, Vol. IV, Small Finds: Weapons, Vindolanda Trust: 14: ...
	Sling shot	BH-BF5521	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
A cast lead sling-shot of Roman date. The artefact is biconical, tapering to a sharp point at one end and a more rounded point at the other. The surfaces are convex, with a slight flattening on either side, and are heavily corroded. The dimensions were not recorded. An assemblage of over 100 lead...
	Sling shot	BH-EB2C32	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
Roman Type 1 lead sling-shot. Several similar sling-shots have previously been recovered from this farm and are published in Britannia Vol. XVIII (See S.J. Greep, 1987, pp. 183-200). The cast object is bi-conical in form, tapering towards the ends. One of the ends is regular and ends in a def...
	Sling shot	BH-292632	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
Roman Type 1 lead slingshot. Several similar sling-shots have previously been recovered from this farm and are published in Britannia Vol. XVIII (See S.J. Greep, 1987, pp. 183-200). The cast object is bi-conical in form, tapering to a point at each end. It measures 35mm long and 20mm wide ...
	Sling shot	BH-27A5B4	Roman	Hertfordshire	xml | csv json
Roman Type 1 lead sling-shot. Several similar sling-shots have previously been recovered from this farm and are published in Britannia Vol. XVIII (See S.J. Greep, 1987, pp. 183-200). The cast object is bi-conical in form, tapering towards the ends, where there are slight depressions. The ...