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.
Ship model
C85
Cypro-Archaic I
Cyprus, further provenance unknown
L: 37.7 cm
terracotta boat model. Damaged with traces of paint.
Nicosia 1990/V-12/3
Papageorghiou 1991: 791, 793, fig. 7
Papageorghiou, A. 1991. “Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1990,” BCH 115.2: 789-833.
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