LOT 2380 Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic piriform vessel with conical top and thick rim decorated with a band of leaves, narrow mouth and conical base, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade; the shoulder with vertical palm leaves. 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. 635 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Frederick Erskine Collection of Weaponry of the Middle Ages. Fine condition, end chipped.
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