Probably located under the handle, as indicated by part of the handle attachment preserved on the left side of the sherd. Fragmentary single-levelled ship to the left with a low flat hull, a massive square bow with a concave post integrating the bow projection and an S-shaped horn. There is a single plank protrusion on the stempost and two short vertical ones on the forecastle. Standard raised railing with six tholepins preserved.
Single-levelled galley
A151
Late Geometric I (c. 750 B.C.)
Agora, well (T 19:1)
H: 5.8 cm; W: 8.4 cm
Sherd from a wall of a large heavy vase. Buff clay, black glaze
Agora Museum P 8885
Basch 1987: no. 369a; Morrison and Williams 1968: 30, Geom. 23 *bis;* Agora VIII: 63, no. 277; Agora XXXI: 121;
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Brann, E.T.H. 1962. Agora VIII. Late Geometric and Protoattic Pottery: Mid 8th to late 7th Century B.C. Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Miles, M. 1998. Agora XXXI. The City Eleusinion. Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Morrison, J.S. and R.T. Williams. 1968. Greek Oared Ships: 900-322 B.C. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.