IN 2011, I WAS VISITING ZAGREB’S HRELIC FLEA MARKET WHEN I SPOTTED AN UNUSUAL METAL OBJECT… THE VENDOR EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD FOUND THE OBJECT STICKING OUT OF THE SAND ON A BEACH IN THE NEARBY TOWN OF NIN. THE OBJECT, WHICH IS CAST IN SOLID BRONZE AND HAS A UNIQUE, TAPERED SHAPE, APPEARS QUITE OLD. BUT WHAT WAS IT USED FOR? I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE…