Balearic islanders, whose weapon par excellence was the sling, offer their services as mercinaries to a Carthaginian recruiting officer, protected by his Libyan bodyguards.
The sling was the weapon of choice for Iberian herders, to keep predators away from their livestock. However, life as a herder was hard and the living megre. For Carthage, their proficiency in long range skirmishing made them a valuable component of it's armies.

From: Osprey Publishing's- Warrior 150, Carthaginian Warrior 264-146 BC

PRICE: £300.00 (Unframed) )
IMAGE SIZE: Approx. H 23 cm x W 32 cm (H 9 x W 12.5 inches)
MEDIUM: Water colour and gouache