Title
Lead sling bullets
Date
50-45 BCE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Roman
Discovery Site: Munda
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: McCorkill loan
Type
arms and armour
Format
Materials/Techniques: Lead
Measurements: Bullet with gash 4.7 cm long, 2.7 cm diameter on long side at middle point, 2 cm diameter on short side of middle point, bullet without gash 5 cm long, 2.8 cm diameter on long side of midpoint, 2.2 cm diameter on short side of midpoint.
Description
Bicone shaped lead sling bullets. One end of each is rounded, and one has an inscription.
Subject
slings; bullets
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: L.05.02.4A-B
Record: UO-MCA-L-05-02-4-A-B
Source
Cataloguer: Georgian Parkes, University of Ottawa; Connor Hopper, University of Ottawa; Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2025-08-26
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee