BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA GRENADE Ca. AD 900 - 1101. A terracotta grenade of an elongated form with a rounded shoulder and lower section tapering to a blunt end. The shoulder is marked by vertical ridges between four raised ribs. The neck is decorated with circular impressions and leads to a narrow, slightly flaring spout. For similar see: D. Nicolle, Medieval Islamic Fire Grenades: Further Evidence from a Military Context February 2017Journal of Islamic Archaeology 3(2):163-177, Figures n. 4-5-6. DOI:10.1558/jia.v3i2.32824 Size: 190mm x 80mm; Weight: 560g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.