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COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA GRENADES WITH STAMPED MOT…
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COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA GRENADES WITH STAMPED MOT…
Estimate £300 - £600
Voluntary lot
Description
COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA GRENADES WITH STAMPED MOTIFS.
Ca. AD 1000 - 1200.
A collection of three terracotta grenades, each with a spheroconical body and a short cylindrical neck with a domed mouth; two examples plain, the third with stamped concentric rings around the shoulder.
For similar see: D. Nicolle, Medieval Islamic Fire Grenades: Further Evidence from a Military Context, pp. 163-177.
Size: 125-155mm x 90-105mm; Weight: 1.8kg
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously in the H. Smeets collection, Netherlands, late 1980s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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