Ancient Mediterranean

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Ship model

Cat. No.

C85

Date

Cypro-Archaic I

Findspot

Cyprus, further provenance unknown

Dimensions

L: 37.7 cm

Medium

terracotta boat model. Damaged with traces of paint.

Accession Number

Nicosia 1990/V-12/3

References

Dolan 2023: 495-497, no. 76; Papageorghiou 1991: 791, 793, fig. 7

The model is very weathered, preserving only the solid part of the hull, with both posts missing. The low, flat elongated shape of the hull suggests an oared galley. There appears to be traces of a painted eye at one end, indicating the bow.

The model was gifted by the Leventis foundation.

Dolan, M. 2023. Ceci n'est pas un bateau: Reassessing terracotta boat models in Late Bronze and Iron Age Cyprus. University of Southhampton. Unpublished DPhil Thesis.

Papageorghiou, A. 1991. “Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1990,” BCH 115.2: 789-833.

  • port view

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  • starboard view

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  • top view

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  • bottom view

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  • bow view

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  • stern view

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