Nigel Fawcett noted how these objects changed shape around the 5th century BC, corroborated by a boar snout design on a coin from Messana. In 2023, Stephen DeCasien’s (“deh-SASH-un’s”) experimental archaeology team recreated the first bronze example of these objects in 1,500 years. A Dioscuri sign and a caduceus (“ca-DOO-shuss”) appear on one of these objects found at Athlit (“at-LIT”) made by lost-wax casting. A divine invocation either to Baal or to Tanit and Reshep is inscribed on one of these objects recovered (-5[1])from the battlesite at the (*) Aegates (“eye-GAH-teez”). At least 36 (10[1])of these objects were used by Octavian to decorate his Actium victory monument. Thucydides records how (-5[1])at Naupactus, an Athenian vessel made a periplous (“peh-RI-ploos”) maneuver to use one of these objects (10[2])to disable a Spartan rival. (10[2])For 10 points, what objects were used in ancient naval warfare (10[1])to pierce (10[1])other (10[1])ships’ hulls? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])