Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE POTTERY DECORATED GRENADE

BYZANTINE POTTERY DECORATED GRENADE - Ca. AD 900 - 1300. A pottery grenade with an elongated ovoid body tapering to a pointed base and a short collared nozzle with a circular mouth. From the shoulder radiate evenly spaced longitudinal grooves that converge at the tip, the interstices filled with ring-and-dot bosses set in continuous rows.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number N.1600.Size: 120mm x 70mm; Weight: 315gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.