Byzantine Pottery Hand Grenade for 'Greek Fire'
9th-11th century AD. A ceramic piriform vessel with domed top and flat base, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick and used as a hand grenade. 490 grams, 10.2cm (4"). Fine condition. Provenance Ex North London gentleman; previously from the collection of a Shropshire gentleman, acquired in the 1990s; 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
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9th-11th century AD. A ceramic piriform vessel with domed top and flat base, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick and used as a hand grenade. 490 grams, 10.2cm (4"). Fine condition. Provenance Ex North London gentleman; previously from the collection of a Shropshire gentleman, acquired in the 1990s; 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
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