Five seated warriors in a ship facing left, equipped with crested helmets, round shields, and two spears. The lower part of their shields touch the gunwale. The tips of two oars remain, spaced midway between the warriors.
Fragment of galley
A174
Early Proto-Attic
Athenian Agora, from a well
H: 4.5 cm, estimated rim diam.: 32 cm
Krater sherd with short straight rim, brown to black glaze
Agora P 13277
Agora VIII: 74, no. 383, pl 22; Morrison-Williams 1968: 74, Arch. 3 *bis*"
Both the rendition of the warriors and the placement of the unmanned oars is very similar to the Sounion plaque.
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.
Morrison, J.S. and R.T. Williams. 1968. Greek Oared Ships: 900-322 B.C. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.