COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA GRENADES

拍品描述

Ca. AD 900 - 1200. A collection of three terracotta grenades, including, from left to right: an acorn-shaped example with a stacked collar, the shoulder cut with radiating flutes; an elongated example with a pointed base, a rounded body with longitudinal ridges and a stepped collar with a small opening; and a tapering example with a pronounced collar above a ridged body, the shoulder with a band of vertical ribs and the midsection with decorative bands. Size: 125-175mm x 70-80mm; Weight: 1.61kg Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

图片