Crescentic hull with a rounded bottom and vertical, near symmetrical posts ending in a flat, undecorated extremity. Stems projecting 3 cm above the gunwale. The painted decoration has additional features however, and has preserved black, red, as well as yellow colour. It is distinctive for having painted decoration on both the inside and outside. The external stripes from the top down are black, red, black, and yellow. Both stems have traces of yellow decoration. The internal decoration consists of a black line (1 cm wide) along the keel and following the stems upwards.
Ship model
C32
Cypro-Archaic
Amathus, Site E, tomb 83
L: 17 cm; H (amidships): 2.5; beam (amidships): 3.8 cm
terracotta boat model in bichrome ware, smooth red-orange clay, decorated with red/purple and black paint
British Museum 1894,1101.184
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