Early Islamic grey-ware hand grenade, c 10-12th AD

Early Islamic grey-ware hand grenade, c 10-12th AD

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Early Islamic grey-ware hand grenade, c 10-12th AD

An early Islamic grey-ware hand grenade with moulded decoration.
Oil filled incendiary grenades of this type were used during the crusades
and later by expansion of Islam to central Asia and Europe.
Reference: James & Thorpe, Ancient Inventions, p231
Intact
Length: 155 mm Width: 110 mm