Curved hull with symmetrical high posts ending in identical double-barbed extremities. Ten lines extend from the keel upwards. Mast amidship with two horizontal parallel lines possibly representing the lowered yard and boom. Three halyards or stays on each side. Ten oarlines below the hull.
Minoan ship
A185
14th - 13th century BC
Chania
L: 1.75 cm; H: 1.63 cm; Th: 0.4 cm; Perf: 0.3 cm
Lenticular greenish-grey serpentine seal. Slightly worn at perforation.
Basch 1987: 101, fig. C12; Boardman 1970: 106, 389; Casson 1971: 40; CMS VI, 655, Kat.Nr. 469; Gray 1974: G16, no. B11, G41-42, abb. 6.l; Kenna 1960: 103, no. 107, pl 5; Wedde 2000: 348, no. 977
Said to the from the neighbourhood of Chania. Bought by Evans at Chania in 1899.
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CMS VI 655
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CMS VI 655
© Courtesy of CMS Heidelberg