Terracotta Warship Model - image 1

Archaic II

Terracotta Warship Model

Small terracotta model of a warship; hand-made; irregularly shaped hull and gunwale; projecting stern; coarse buff clay with traces of bands of red-purple paint on both sides of the hull. Dimensions: Length: 8 centimetres max Object Type: model; boat Techniques: painted; handmade

Date

600 - 500 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.187

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus