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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 body is textured with a series of concentric rings. 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:135mm / W:80mm ; 745g

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE

Name: BYZANTINE POTTERY \"GREEK FIRE\" GRENADE
SKU: 103492145
Price: 240 USD
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