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LOT 1096
Byzantine Silver-Gilt Inscribed Pectoral Cross Pendant
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.2 grams, 40 mm).
Cross pommee type with moulded detailing; obverse: Corpus Christi reserved on gilt field; reverse: legend with pointillé detailing 'KEBEHPωφPαΤω'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, private collection since the 1990s.
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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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Ovoid in profile with rounded base, two deep circumeferential grooves on the body; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 604 grams, 14.3 cm
From a specialist collection, London, UK, 1990-2000s. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
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