Cannonball

1949.07.0002

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Artifact Identification Cannonball   (1949.07.0002)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Science & Technology T&E
  2. :
  3. Armaments
  4. :
  5. Ammunition
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Early Ottoman Empire
Date 15th century
Culture Ottoman or Byzantine
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Circumference) 55 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 17.2 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 6800 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Stone--Granite
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

_A Guide to the Greek Coin Reproductions from the British Museum that are in the World Heritage Museum Collection_ NOTE: The "Guide" was compiled from information taken from: Hill, G.F. _A Guide to the Principal Coins of the Greeks from Circ. 700 B.C. to A.D. 270, Based on the Work of Barclay V. Head_. University Press, Oxford,j 1965. Head, Barclay V. _A Guide to the Principal Gold and Silver Coins of the Ancients from B.C. 700 to A.D. 1_. Oxford University Press, London, 1895.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Mrs. A. H. Lybyer
Reproduction No

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