Terracotta Warship Model - image 1

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

Date

600 - 500 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.517

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus