LOT 2510 Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand G…
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9th-11th century AD. A pair of hollow ceramic vessels each with conical body, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; one with short neck and flat nozzle, four large pellets with concentric circles surrounding to the body; the other with a short neck and domed nozzle, a decorative band of hatched lines flanking a band of roundels with X-motif, pellet-in-circle to each side, opposing triangles between each roundel. 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. 1 kg total, 12.5cm each (5"). Property of a North West London gentleman; part of his father's collection formed during the 1980s; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (??????? k???????) 9th-11th century AD. [2, No Reserve]
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