Ceramic spinning top vase, Syria, probably Raqqa, 10th-12th centuryLarge vase with a truncated conical body resting on a cylindrical base and finished with a hemmed lip, made of ceramic with a thick cream-brown glaze. Height : 23 cmIn the state, many chips and cracks . A hand grenade in terracotta, probably medieval Near East. Spheroconical shape with a cylindrical opening, decorated with engraved bands of scales. Length: 11 cmAccidents , broken in two parts. Provenance : Former Jacques Doucet collection, sale in Paris on June 22, 1992 . Exhibition : Oriental art exhibition, Chambre syndicale de la Curiosité et des Beaux-Arts, 18 rue de la Ville-L'Evêque, Paris, May 1925, n° 87. An ovoid vase, Syria, probably Raqqa, 10th-12th centuryProvenance : Marie-Christine David Collection .