LOT 2360 Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel with domed top and conical base, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade; band of incised circles with two lines below to the shoulder; short neck with narrow aperture. Cf. Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostümkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W. Die Sphärisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 536 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Fair condition, chipped.
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