LOT 1894 Turco-Mongol Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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13th-14th century AD. A ceramic piriform vessel with domed top and conical base, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade. See Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 485 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Ex North London gentleman; formerly in an important collection of warfare artefacts.
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