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Ancient Weapons and Tools

See the Malloy Weapons page in NumisWiki.

Roman Republic, Lead Glans Sling-Bullet, 2nd - 1st Century B.C.

|Lead| |Glandes| |Sling| |Bullets|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Lead| |Glans| |Sling-Bullet,| |2nd| |-| |1st| |Century| |B.C.|
According to the contemporary report of Vegatius, Republican slingers had an accurate range of up to six hundred feet. The best sling ammunition was cast from lead. For a given mass, lead, being very dense, offered the minimum size and therefore minimum air resistance. Also, lead sling-bullets were small and difficult to see in flight. In some cases, the lead would be cast in a simple open mold made by pushing a finger, thumb, or sharpened stick into sand and pouring molten metal into the hole. The flat top end was carved to a matching point after the lead cooled. More frequently, they were cast in two-part molds. Sling-bullets were made in a variety of shapes including an ellipsoidal form closely resembling an acorn; possibly the origin of the Latin word for lead sling-bullet: glandes plumbeae (literally leaden acorns) or simply glandes (meaning acorns, singular glans). The most common shape by far was biconical, resembling the shape of an almond or an American football. Why the almond shape was favored is unknown. Possibly there was some aerodynamic advantage, but it seems equally likely that there was a more prosaic reason, such as the shape being easy to extract from a mold, or that it will rest in a sling cradle with little danger of rolling out. Almond-shaped lead sling-bullets were typically about 35 millimeters (1.4 in) long and about 20 millimeters (0.8 in) wide. Sometimes symbols or writings were molded on the side. A thunderbolt, a snake, a scorpion, or others symbols indicating how it might strike without warning were popular. Writing might include the name of the military unit or commander, or was sometimes more imaginative, such as, "Take this," "Ouch," "Catch," or even "For Pompey's backside."
AW66458. Lead glandes sling bullet; cf. Malloy Weapons 138 - 146; Petrie Tools XLIV 15 - 23; roughly biconical, without symbols or inscriptions, c. 40 - 90 grams, c. 3 - 5 cm long, one sling-bullet randomly selected from the same group as those in the photo, ONE BULLET, BARGAIN PRICED!; SOLD Out of Stock!


Northeast Iran, Bronze Adze-Axe Head; 2200 - 1500 B.C.

|Metal| |Antiquities|, |Northeast| |Iran,| |Bronze| |Adze-Axe| |Head;| |2200| |-| |1500| |B.C.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.

This type is very similar to the various adze-axes found at Tepe Hissar at the III level.
AM36806. Bronze adze-axe head; DeShayes, XXXVIII, 2221; Malloy Weapons 43; 7 ½ inches long; short shaft hole, expanding sides on axe blade, adze blade rounded, Choice, areas of green patina, SOLD


Israelite, Copper Dagger Blade, Time of Abraham and Joseph, Middle Bronze Age, c. 2000 - 1570 B.C.

|Other| |Weapons| |&| |Tools|, |Israelite,| |Copper| |Dagger| |Blade,| |Time| |of| |Abraham| |and| |Joseph,| |Middle| |Bronze| |Age,| |c.| |2000| |-| |1570| |B.C.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.

In Canaan, in the Intermediate and Early and Middle Bronze Age, c. 2200 - 1570 B.C., most people lived in meager settlements of sheds and round huts. Cemeteries and funerary offerings are the principle remnants of the culture. The tombs and mortuary methods reveals that those interred with copper daggers, the warrior's weapon of the period, were awarded preferential treatment in death.

AA36792. Dagger blade; cf. Ben-Tor, Azor 1971, Qedem 1, pl. 22.2; cf. Maxwell-Hyslop 1946 types 20-21; McAlpine 17.21; Malloy Auction XXXIV, 1607; 12 cm long, Choice with patina, triangular shape with midrib, two rivets at base (one broken off); SOLD


Homo Erectus, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Stone Hand Axe, 1 Million - 400,000 B.C.

|Stone| |Antiquities|, |Homo| |Erectus,| |Rift| |Valley,| |Ethiopia,| |Stone| |Hand| |Axe,| |1| |Million| |-| |400,000| |B.C.|
Found in the Rift Valley, Ethiopia in the 1970's. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
AA35451. Homo Erectus, stone hand axe; cf. Johnson-Shreeve pp. 148-150, cf. Malloy Weapons 2; 5" x 3 1/2", Choice, beige-grey rough lava, finely worked to biface shape; heavy gray patina, SOLD


Italy, Bronze Axe Head, Aes Formatum, c. 5th - 4th Century B.C.

|Other| |Weapons| |&| |Tools|, |Italy,| |Bronze| |Axe| |Head,| |Aes| |Formatum,| |c.| |5th| |-| |4th| |Century| |B.C.||Aes| |Formatum|
Bronze axe heads were used for exchange across Europe even before 1000 B.C. This complete bronze axe head dates much later, c. 5 - 4th Century B.C. It was probably never used to cut wood, but was cast to serve as currency.
AR11909. Bronze Aes Formatum, Aes formatum bronze axe, 320.3g, 14.6cm, Choice, SOLD


Roman, Bone Dice, 1st - 3rd Century A.D.

|Other| |Weapons| |&| |Tools|, |Roman,| |Bone| |Dice,| |1st| |-| |3rd| |Century| |A.D.|
These dice were received from a collector with his entire collection of Roman dice. Unfortunately, other than this single pair, ALL the dice were condemned as modern fakes by Alex Malloy. Many Roman dice are currently available on eBay for under $50. At a glance all appear to be fake.
AA41650. Roman bone dice; cf. Tushingham fig. 69, 8 - 12; 9.340 g (both), c. 15 mm side, SOLD


Roman, Bronze Figural Chest Hasp (Herm), 1st - 3rd Century A.D.

|Other| |Weapons| |&| |Tools|, |Roman,| |Bronze| |Figural| |Chest| |Hasp| |(Herm),| |1st| |-| |3rd| |Century| |A.D.|
To learn about Roman padlocks, Roman chest locks, Roman door locks, and similar Roman chest hasps, see Donald| Jackson's Roman| Gallery| of Locks| Keys| & |Seals in NumisWiki.
AB30962. Bronze chest hasp; cf. Jackson Roman Locks 4916; in the form of a youthful herm figure with nice facial features, length 11 cm (4 1/4"), excellent condition, bare chest, incised decorative band with modeled male genitalia adorns the midsection, hing loop at back of the top and lock bolt slot at the back of the base; ex John Aiello; SOLD


Lot of 100 Bronze Ancient Trilobate Arrowheads, Hellenistic - Byzantine, c. 300 B.C. - 1000 A.D.

|Metal| |Arrowheads|, |Lot| |of| |100| |Bronze| |Ancient| |Trilobate| |Arrowheads,| |Hellenistic| |-| |Byzantine,| |c.| |300| |B.C.| |-| |1000| |A.D.|
 
LT96892. Lot of 100 bronze trilobate arrowheads, Hellenistic - Byzantine, c. 300 B.C. - 1000 A.D., c. 12 - 28 mm, some complete and intact, some with chips or bends, unattributed to type, no tags, the actual arrowheads in the photograph, as-is, no returns; SOLD


Lot of 100 Bronze Trilobate Arrowheads, Hellenistic - Byzantine, c. 300 B.C. - 1000 A.D.

|Metal| |Arrowheads|, |Lot| |of| |100| |Bronze| |Trilobate| |Arrowheads,| |Hellenistic| |-| |Byzantine,| |c.| |300| |B.C.| |-| |1000| |A.D.|
 
LT96126. Lot of 100 bronze trilobate arrowheads, Hellenistic - Byzantine, c. 300 B.C. - 1000 A.D., c. 16 - 32 mm, most choice, complete, and intact, some with chips or bends, unattributed to type, no tags, actual arrowheads in the photograph, as-is, no returns; SOLD


Israel, Iron Plow Point, Iron Age, Time of Judges to the Divided Kingdom, 1200 - 586 B.C.

|Holy| |Land| |Antiquities|, |Israel,| |Iron| |Plow| |Point,| |Iron| |Age,| |Time| |of| |Judges| |to| |the| |Divided| |Kingdom,| |1200| |-| |586| |B.C.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
AW36808. Iron plow point; Lachish V 77, Malloy Artifacts 578; 10 ½ inches long; long narrow blade with open socket, Choice, SOLD




  




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