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Terracotta Model Boat, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot
Terracotta Model Boat, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 1650–1200 BC. British Museum, 1898,1201.121.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age I

Terracotta Model Boat

Terracotta model boat; there are 19 small holes around the edge and a larger hole in each of the two long sides; the poop has a bench and a forked end; repaired and restored. Very large model. Dimensions: Height: 14 centimetres middle ; Height: 22.50 centimetres poop and stern ; Length: 59 centimetres Object Type: model; boat Techniques: pierced

Classification

Object type
Model
Material
Clay
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date
1650 - 1200 BC
Findspot
Maroni

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Maroni

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Accession no.
1898,1201.121, British Museum · Museum record

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