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Originally Posted by Philip
Could it also be a catapult projectile as well as a cannonball? The use of mechanical artillery and cannons did overlap for awhile in the late Middle Ages. Or the sphere could be a lot older than that and possibly date from Byzantine or Roman times...
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Catapult projectiles are much less dressed, they show lots of dimples and bumps, as they don't have to go through a barrel.