Ancient hand grenade found in the sea, which may date back to the Crusader, Ayyubid or Mamluk periods. Photograp: Amir Gorzalczany, Israel Antiquities Authority [1200×900]
Ancient hand grenade found in the sea, which may date back to the Crusader, Ayyubid or Mamluk periods. Photograp: Amir Gorzalczany, Israel Antiquities Authority [1200×900]
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What would this have been filled with?
The holy grenade of Antioch
More of a Molotov cocktail ~~bottle~~ pot. Unless it’s actually gunpowder-era, but that excludes the Crusades.
I’m pretty it’s from Antioch.
Interesting that they’d take the time to decorate each one