Terracotta Warship Model
Description: | Terracotta model of a warship; hand-made; elongated hull with flat bottom, with a pointed zoomorphic prow (a boar according to the Catalogue); at the back is a curved stern (the end missing) made from buff clay decorated with black and yellow paint; chevrons between black double stripes on the sides. Dimensions: Length: 17.50 centimetres Object Type: model; boat Techniques: painted; handmade |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 500 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Amathus |
Accession Number: | 1894,1101.517 |