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BYZANTINE 'GREEK FIRE' FIRE BOMB OR HAND GRENADE
BYZANTINE 'GREEK FIRE' FIRE BOMB OR HAND GRENADE
9th-11th century AD
9th-11th century AD
A small piriform ceramic vessel with short neck, domed lip and conical base, decorated around the body with stamped floral forms, plain bands below; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 280 grams, 96mm (3¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £150 - 200 EUR 180 - 230 USD 210 - 280
A drum-shaped ceramic vessel with short neck, domed lip and conical base, medial band of impressed annulets, triangles and other shapes; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 545 grams, 11.9cm (4¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £150 - 200 EUR 180 - 230 USD 210 - 280
Provenance From the collection of a North London gentleman, latterly with a London gallery as a display collection exhibiting the wide range of decorative types; 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 (μ k ) 9th-11th century AD. Literature See Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (19268), 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.
Provenance From the collection of a North London gentleman, latterly with a London gallery as a display collection exhibiting the wide range of decorative types; 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 (μ k ) 9th-11th century AD. Literature See Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (19268), 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.
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BYZANTINE 'GREEK FIRE' FIRE BOMB OR HAND GRENADE
BYZANTINE 'GREEK FIRE' FIRE BOMB OR HAND GRENADE 9th-11th century AD
9th-11th century AD A substantial hollow ceramic vessel, biconical in shape, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; the upper body with alternating geometric motifs. 815 grams, 14.5cm (5¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £150 - 200 EUR 180 - 230 USD 210 - 280 Provenance Property of an East Anglian gentleman; acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, date 15 July 2019 and titled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μ k ) 9th-11th century AD.
Provenance From the collection of a North London gentleman, latterly with a London gallery as a display collection exhibiting the wide range of decorative types; 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 (μ k ) 9th-11th century AD.
Literature Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (19268), p.42; see Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.
Literature See Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (19268), 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.
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BYZANTINE 'GREEK FIRE' FIRE BOMB OR HAND GRENADE
BYZANTINE 'GREEK FIRE' FIRE BOMB OR HAND GRENADE
9th-11th century AD
9th-11th century AD
A piriform ceramic vessel with short neck, domed lip and conical base, decorated around the body with floral forms within roundels, plain bands below; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 465 grams, 13.2cm (5¼"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £150 - 200 EUR 180 - 230 USD 210 - 280
A piriform ceramic vessel with short neck, domed lip and conical base, medial c-section groove flanked by segmented bands; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 670 grams, 13.2cm (5¼"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £150 - 200 EUR 180 - 230 USD 210 - 280
Provenance From the collection of a North London gentleman, latterly with a London gallery as a display collection exhibiting the wide range of decorative types; 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 (μ k ) 9th-11th century AD. Literature See Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (19268), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; see Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.
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A piriform ceramic vessel with short neck, domed lip and conical base, textured surface with columns of raised piriform lugs; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 807 grams, 16.6cm (6½"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £150 - 200 EUR 180 - 230 USD 210 - 280
Provenance From the collection of a North London gentleman, latterly with a London gallery as a display collection exhibiting the wide range of decorative types; 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 (μ k ) 9th-11th century AD. Literature See Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (19268), 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.
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