LOT 2596 Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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9th-11th century AD. A large hollow ceramic vessel with bulbous body and conical base, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; two bands of impressed triangles with dotted border to the shoulder with central band of rosettes within teardrop-shaped frame; tall tiered neck decorated with a band of rosettes within teardrop-shaped frame, opposed triangles in between, domed top. See 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. 1.1 kg, 15cm (6"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a important collection of warfare artifacts.
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