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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade

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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade: 9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel with domed top and conical base, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade; two bands of incised teardrop decoration to

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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Hand Grenade or Fire Bomb: Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Hand Grenade or Fire Bomb Circa 9th - 11th c. AD A hollow ceramic vessel with a thick conical nozzle, piriform body and conical base.This item includes one lifetime authenticity

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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Hand Grenade or Fire Bomb: 9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel with a thick conical nozzle, piriform body and conical base. 1 kg, 17.5cm (7") From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s.

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Two 12-14th century Byzantine 'Greek Fire' grey pottery: Two 12-14th century Byzantine 'Greek Fire' grey pottery vessel used as a 'fire bomb or hand grenade'. Size 10-12cm length (2)

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Byzantine Greek Firebomb Grenade - Rare Form: **First Time At Auction**Byzantine Empire, ca. 8th century CE. A round pottery ball with a flattened shoulder and projecting, rimmed spout. It was made to be filled with Greek fire, the infamous flamm

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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Hand Grenade: 9th-11th century AD. A hollow-formed onion-shaped ceramic vessel with raised dome and central hole to the top, bands of stamped leaf motifs to the body, conical base. 478 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Prope

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 900-1200 AD A hefty, mold-formed pottery hand grenade with a piriform body, a rounded shoulder, and a narrow mouth. The exterior body is decorated with four panels of closely spaced stamped circle

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 900-1200 AD. A "Greek Fire" hand grenade comprising a cream ceramic vessel with a spheroconical body, and a short, squat neck with a sloped rim. This hollow vessel is decorated with two registers

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 900-1200 AD.A decorated "Greek Fire" comprising a ceramic vessel with a spheroconical body, short, squat cylindrical neck, and domed rim. Two rows of linear motifs decorate the vessel's body. Glob

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 800-1000 AD A ceramic grenade, also referred to as "Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is with a piriform body, a short neck, and a domed rim. The body is decorated with stamped concentric ci

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 900-1100 AD A hefty, mold-formed pottery hand grenade with an acorn-shaped body, a rounded shoulder, and a narrow mouth. Grenades like this were meant to hold the famed and highly combustible subs

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 900-1100 AD.A ceramic "Greek fire" grenade comprising a globular body with a pointed base and a domed lid. The vessel is decorated with a central register of an incised diagonal pattern. It is bel

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 900-1200 AD A "fire grenade" comprising a grey ceramic vessel with a spheroconical body, short, squat neck, and domed rim. Globular vessels such as this example are frequently interpreted as an ea

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BYZANTINE CERAMIC "GREEK FIRE" HAND GRENADE: Ca. 900-1200 AD A decorated "fire grenade" comprising a ceramic vessel with impressed geometric decoration and a pointed base. Globular vessels such as this example are frequently interpreted as an ea

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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade

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9th-11th century AD. A ceramic piriform vessel decorated with circumferential band of stamped 'rosettes' between borders with additional borders at the foot, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick and 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. 318 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). From the private collection of Mr PA, formed between 1980-2010; 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. [No Reserve]