Triangular fragment of a ship's bow. The bow is near-vertical and rises from a spur which is a direct continuation of the straight keel line. The gunwale is missing but its position is indicated by the breaks. The bow is decorated with straight and wavy horizontal lines. There are traces of black-painted longitudinally disposed stripes on the bottom of the interior. Both the shape and decoration are reminiscent of the Cypriot askoi.
Fragmentary ship model
A27
LH IIIC
Athens acropolis, from a Mycenaean fountain fill (votive)
L: 8.7 cm; H: 11 cm
Bow of a terracotta ship model. Highly micaceous dark red clay, dark slip with cream-coloured dull paint
Athens Acropolis Museum AF 1066
Broneer 1939: 408, fig. 89v; Göttlicher 1978: 64, no. 336; Gray 1974: G20, no. C57, G53, pl. 1c; Johnston 1985: 30, BA 21; Wachsmann 1998: 152, fig. 7.49; Wedde 2000: 310, no. 317
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