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Lot of four small, stone cannonballs.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Lot of four small, stone cannonballs.
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Lot of four small, stone cannonballs. 1.69 kg total, each 2"-3" in diameter. Before the advent of iron and bronze cannonballs, the material of choice was stone, despite the fact that stone balls were much lighter and tended to blow apart ineffectually when fired. For that reason, stone cannonballs today are somewhat rare, especially small ones like these, which are fully intact and whitish to light gray in color. From an unidentified 1500s-1600s wreck off Santo Domingo, with Global Marine Exploration photo-certificates #SW00434, 563 and 776 and TPA10030. Recovered from: Unidentified 1500s-1600s wrecks off Santo Domingo