10th-12th century AD. A pair of hollow-formed ceramic grenades, each with piriform body and collared nozzle, one with pecked surface and the other with slashed band to the shoulder. Cf. Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 1 kg, 13-14cm (5 - 5 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman since 2010; formerly in an old Dutch collection. [2] Fair condition.