
Archaic I
Bichrome Model Ship
Terracotta model ship in Bichrome ware; hand-made; round-bottomed hull with tall upright stems; smooth red-orange clay, decorated with purple and black paint: parallel bands along the hull and on the stems, with traces of black on the gunwale. Dimensions: Height: 2.00 - 2.50 centimetres stems above gunwale ; Height: 3.50 centimetres amidships ; Length: 12.50 centimetres; Width: 4.50 centimetres max. amidships Object Type: model; boat Ware: Bichrome Ware Techniques: painted; handmade
Date
750 - 500 BC
Accession No.
1894,1101.186
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Amathus