Name of Object:Grenades Location:Ajlun, Jordan Holding Museum:Ajlun Archaeological Museum Date of Object:Hegira 6th century / post-AD 1184 Museum Inventory Number:AJ. 1-8 Material(s) / Technique(s):Wheel-thrown ceramic. Dimensions:Height 12 cm, width 14.7 cm, circumference 29.5 cm Period / Dynasty:Ayyubid Provenance:Unknown, probably Syria. Description:A cone shaped vessel with a pointed base and a small opening, 3 cm in diameter. Made of thick black or gray burnished pottery ware, the vessels are decorated with almond-shaped designs in relief which are arranged into nine segments and divided by straight lines, starting at the neck and ending at the pointed base. View Short DescriptionCone-shaped vessels from Ajlun Castle made of thick grey or black pottery. Their function and use are not certain; some scholars think they were containers for perfume or precious liquids, while others believe they were filled with naphtha and used as grenades. How date and origin were established:The vessels are dated by stylistic analysis and by the fact that they were found as part of the archaeology of a dated building. How Object was obtained:The vessels were collected during an archaeological excavation carried out in the Castle of Ajlun. How provenance was established:The provenance is unknown but the grenades were probably produced in Syria. Selected bibliography:العش، محمد، "الفخار غير المطلي" الحوليات الأثرية السورية، المجلد العاشر، 1960، ص 135-189. Citation of this web page:Aida Naghawy "Grenades" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;jo;Mus01_B;29;en Prepared by: Aida Naghawy
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