Crescentic hull with a rounded bottom and vertical, near symmetrical posts ending in a flat, undecorated extremity. The posts project above the gunwale by 2 and 2.5 cm respectively, with one of them curving inwards slightly while the other one is completely vertical. The outside of the hull is decorated on either side with two horizontal parallel bands (1 cm wide) - the upper one red, the lower one black. There are additional traces of a black band along the gunwale. The stems are decorated similarly to the hull with slightly thinner horizontal parallel bands in red and black
Ship model
C31
Cypro-Archaic
Amathus, Site E, tomb 83
L: 13 cm; H (amidships):3.5; beam (amidships): 4.5 cm
terracotta boat model in bichrome ware, smooth red-orange clay, decorated with red/purple and black paint
British Museum 1894,1101.186
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