LOT 2472 Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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9th-11th century AD. A beautifully decorated hollow ceramic vessel with conical body, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade; the body with raised teardrop-shaped bosses and stamped chevrons, short neck with domed top; small indentation to the body from manufacturing process. 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. 859 grams, 15.5cm (6"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition. A rare type.
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