Terracotta Warship Model, Archaic II Cypriot complex vessel
Terracotta Warship Model, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.517.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Warship Model

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

Classification

Object type
Model
Decoration
Painted
Motif
Ship
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 500 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Accession No.

1894,1101.517

Collection

Provenance

  • Amathus

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