9th-11th century AD. A large hollow conical ceramic vessel, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; band of indented circles with triangles in between to the shoulder, short neck with domed top. 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. 531 grams, 12.5cm (5"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s.