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Pre-Roman - Roman & Post-Roman - History-Related and Modern Images

Roman & Post-Roman Historical Images

Saxon slinger, Engraving XVIII century, British Museum	Source unknown

Fragment of a white marble from Constantinople depicting the motif of David against Goliath - Hondero	Byzantine slingers on a boat with a raised siege platform Engraving, Bodleian Library, Britain

Medieval, steel engraving showing a staff slinger - source unknown	Nazca ceramic vase showing an Incan with a sling around the head (very frequent motif) - source unknown - Hondero

Slinger with shield, Battle of Najeras (Spain) 14th century, Chronicles by Froissart - Hondero	Danish soldier with sling and pouch, circa 885 AD. - source unknown

A man hunting birds with a sling, Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century. Context shown on left.

David slaying Goliath with his sling. Maciejowski Bible, 13 century - Flagg	David slinging a stone, Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos, c. 13th century

David gathering stones for his sling. Maciejowski Bible, 13 century - Flagg	Slings and staff-slings. Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci, Codice Atlantico, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan. - Hondero

A slinger in battle (lower right). Maciejowski Bible, 13 century - Flagg	David slaying Goliath with his sling. Winchester Bible. c. 1160

Intuit Sling - source unknown	Martin Mamani showing how a sling is braided. Photo by Mary Moser.

Incan Slinger, Miniature from de ayal's book, c.1600	Slinger from the Code of Balduina of Trirskogo. c. 1450	Atstekskiy Slinger. Miniature from the Code of Atstekov. c. 16th century

Attack of Le Dauphi, Capt. Wallis by native slingers.	"Attack by Natives on Capt. Wallis's Boats", (Samoa) oil on canvas. c. 1790. National Library of Australia

Attack of Le Dauphi, Capt. Wallis by native slingers.	Close up of slingers. See full image on right.

Attack of Le Dauphi, Capt. Wallis by native slingers. The New York Public Library	Close up of slingers. See full image on right.

Pre-Columbian Nazca sling, c. 3rd Century - source unknown	Close up of pouch (see left)

Ceremonial Incan Sling. c. 14 century	Ceremonial Incan Sling. c. 14 century	The initial loop of 8 strands is folded to bring the 16 strands together. Ends are in bundles. Nachtigall, Berlin 1966.

Detail of cradle area of a pre-Columbian sling. Ribbed tapestry cradle edging and thicker cords extending at each end are not braided, but are done with a soumak-type vertical wrapping of horizontal elements. Costume and Textile Study Center, University of Washington, Seattle 77.7-979.

Pre-Columbian sling with braided zebra cord. Soumak-type vertical wrapping was used at edges and ends of the ribbed tapestry-woven cradle. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 77.77.42.	Colima, warrior with sling, clay, c. 200 B.C. - source unknown

Seven pre-Columbian slings from burials, in pristine condition. Amano Museum, Lima, Photo by Loren McIntyre.	Staff slinger launching a grenade Battle of Sandwich, 1217 - source unknown

German slinger opposing the Column of Aurelius Antonina, bass relief, c. 4th century	Close up (see left)

	Mold for producing sling projectiles, Unknown Origin, State Hermitage

Pre-Roman - Roman & Post-Roman - History-Related and Modern Images

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