COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA GRENADES

Ca. AD 600 - 800. A collection of six terracotta grenades, including, from left to right: a dark brown example with a pointed ovoid body and short neck; a pale grey example of compact ovoid shape; a grey grenade decorated with incised linear and spiral ornament; a grey example with a band of loops around the shoulder; a grenade with a rounded shoulder and pointed base; and a dark brown elongated example with pronounced vertical ribs converging towards the pointed ends. Size: 120-170mm x 90-110mm; Weight: 3.7kg Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a long-standing private family collection assembled between the 1960s and 2000.

Estimate:£300

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