ROMAN LEAD SLING PROJECTILE

Roman archers were also proficient with the sling. It was a handy weapon for sieges, a standard Roman form of attack. This Roman lead sling projectile dating C.300 BC-200 AD, is about 1 1/8” long. Recovered from a battle site in the Swabian Alps between Stuttgart and Innsbruck with stable surface oxidation. That area is known for its fierce resistance to Roman occupation and excavations in the past few decades have produced evidence, such as these projectiles, of the horrific military encounters. Double conical form with a large impact. The surface has spotty patterned encrustation suggesting it was buried in the cloth pouch of a perished archer.