Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE POTTERY DECORATED GRENADE

BYZANTINE POTTERY DECORATED GRENADE - Ca. AD 900 - 1300. A pottery grenade of pear-shaped body with a pointed base, broad shoulder and short collared neck rising to a domed nozzle pierced at the centre. The upper body is decorated with concentric roundels and radiating strokes, the surface retaining traces of turquoise-green glaze.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number N.1600.Size: 160mm x 125mm; Weight: 1.17kgProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.