LOT 2367 Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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9th-11th century AD. A hollow-formed biconical grey ceramic vessel with conical rim to the mouth, vertical raised bosses to the body; collector's notes to the neck in black and white. Cf. Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 550 grams, 12.5cm (5"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
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