COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA GRENADES

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Ca. AD 1000 - 1200. A collection of six terracotta grenades, including, from left to right: an elongated example with a pointed base, a rounded ribbed shoulder with vertical ridges, and a stepped collar with scattered ornament; a plain vessel with a short cylindrical nozzle and a moulded shoulder ring; a globular example with a domed spout and concentric incised grooves around the shoulder; an acorn-shaped example with stamped rosettes between vertical flutes on the shoulder; a barrel-shaped example with rounded ends, paired grooves, and registers of punched dot ornament; and a biconical example with a raised nozzle and concentric incised lines around the upper body. Size: 100-180mm x 65-110mm; Weight: 3.96kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

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