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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3417	Etruscan urn with slinger Dec 25^th, 2019 at 1:15pm Not sure about this (sent to me by someone)-- Chiusi museum, C2nd BC Etruscan urn-- with what is clearly a slinger with long warsling and typical posture (leaning away from direction of shot).
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4465 Finland	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #1 - Dec 25^th, 2019 at 1:56pm Even considering how old and damaged it is, that's a lot of detail. It would have been amazing to behold the day it was finished.
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funditor Descens Offline Ceteram censeo, rem funditam esse Posts: 176 Vienna, Austria Gender:	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #2 - Dec 25^th, 2019 at 3:15pm Also the hold of the thumb in the sling is quite similar to the coins of Aspendos
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Sarosh Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1207	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #3 - Dec 25^th, 2019 at 6:30pm Now that you mentioned the thumb on the projectile I noticed, he has a strange grip with his right hand don't you think? Like both cords are on the thumb.
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3417	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #4 - Dec 25^th, 2019 at 6:59pm yeah I dunno what's going on there
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4465 Finland	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #5 - Dec 26^th, 2019 at 2:21am Could they be wrapped around the palm rather than around a finger?
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3417	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #6 - Dec 28^th, 2019 at 2:36pm You still have to pinch or hold on to the release cord ? (unless it's looped around the bent thumb). I wonder if the slinger is hanging a basket or pouch from his left elbow (e.g. here, a picture from ca. 550 BCE, so four centuries earlier)
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funditor Descens Offline Ceteram censeo, rem funditam esse Posts: 176 Vienna, Austria Gender:	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #7 - Dec 28^th, 2019 at 4:38pm Thearos rhis is a great observation and seems perfectly plausible to me. Do you have more information on the vase 550bc, e.g. which museum, name of the vase, publication details or anything that could lead the trace to more information? This ould be great!
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3417	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #8 - Dec 28^th, 2019 at 7:56pm Munich, Antikensammlung 340267
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3417	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #9 - Dec 28^th, 2019 at 8:23pm http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/browse.asp?tableName=qryData&newwindow=&Brow...
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3417	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #10 - Dec 29^th, 2019 at 1:54pm Not sure the Beazley archive gives the right page rather than reset to the search page, so here's a screenshot.
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funditor Descens Offline Ceteram censeo, rem funditam esse Posts: 176 Vienna, Austria Gender:	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #11 - Dec 29^th, 2019 at 3:45pm Yes I found it already, thank you for tze link to the Archive, this is quite a rich resource
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ENankov74 Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 4	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #12 - Sep 23^rd, 2021 at 7:41am Very intrigued by the slinger on the Etruscan urn. Does anyone know whether the urn has been published?
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funditor Descens Offline Ceteram censeo, rem funditam esse Posts: 176 Vienna, Austria Gender:	Re: Etruscan urn with slinger Reply #13 - Sep 23^rd, 2021 at 4:49pm The hand grip looks similar to some of the stater of Aspendos coins
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