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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE

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Rare Byzantine Pottery Greek Fire Grenade: Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. mid-12th century CE. A molded ceramic grenade, used for holding the famed "Greek fire". The grenade has a seashell-like shape, with a hole near the top for inserting c

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE: 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. Gren

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE: Ca. 800-1000 AD.A ceramic grenade also referred to as 'Greek Fire'. This hollow ceramic vessel consists of an elongated bi-conical body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with m

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE: Ca. AD 800-1000.A ceramic grenade also referred to as 'Greek Fire'. This hollow ceramic vessel consists of an elongated bi-conical body, with a short neck and a pronounced rim. The body is decorated w

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE: Ca. 800-1000 AD.A ceramic grenade, also referred to as 'Greek Fireâ€™, decorated with grooves and circles, The vessel was used for naval fire warfare in Byzantine military tactics. Size: L:110mm

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE: Ca. AD 800-1000.A Byzantine ceramic hand grenade, also referred to as 'Greek Fire’, with a hollow bulbous body and a pointed base. A short neck with thick rim to the top; a geometric motif composed

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE: Ca. AD 800-1000.A Byzantine ceramic hand grenade, also referred to as 'Greek Fire’, with a hollow squared body and a pointed base. A short neck with thick rim to the top; a floral decoration and sha

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE: ca. 900–1100 AD. Byzantine. A hefty, mold-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. Grena

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A Byzantine Pottery Grenade "Greek Fire": This hollow piece of bulbous shaped pottery is decorated with groups of incised concentric circles around the top and bottom, as well as a raised band at the base of the tapered neck and a thick, ever

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ca. 900–1100 AD. Byzantine. A hefty, mould-formed pottery hand grenade with an acorn-shaped body, a rounded shoulder, four vertical raised lines that divide the grenade into four panels, and a narrow mouth. The entire body is decorated with small stamped circles in groups of two to three circles. Grenades like this were meant to hold the famed and highly combustible substance known as "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:190mm / W:85mm ; 730g

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BYZANTINE POTTERY "GREEK FIRE" GRENADE

Name: BYZANTINE POTTERY \"GREEK FIRE\" GRENADE
SKU: 103492118
Price: 550 USD
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