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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE

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ca. 900–1100 AD. Byzantine. A hefty, mould-formed pottery hand grenade with an acorn-shaped body, a rounded shoulder, and a narrow mouth. The shoulder is decorated with an horizontal band of concentric circles. Grenades like this were meant to hold the famed and highly combustible substance known "Greek fire," though its exact composition is unknown; scholars posit that the mixture was composed of pine resin, naphtha, quicklime, and sulphur; custom-made stand included.Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, formerly with the Parthenon gallery, previously in an old English collection formed in the 1980s.Size: L:120mm / W:80mm ; 565g

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE

Name: BYZANTINE POTTERY \"GREEK FIRE\" GRENADE
SKU: 103492143
Price: 440 USD
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