Example of oared boat with bow projection or ram dated c. 735–710 B.C.E.

Triremes – Document 1 B (1)

Ship on an Attic Geometric krater found at Thebes (London, British Museum 1899, 0219), Spathari, 1995: 65, fig. 71.

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Krater: Museum number: 1899,0219.1

Description: Pottery spouted krater. Clay: orange-buff clay, brown and white grits, lustrous brown paint. Shape: short inward leaning lip, flat above, with bridge across spout; shallow hemispherical body, high ring foot; rising round handles….

Producer name: Attributed to: The Subdipylon Group Culture/periods: Late Geometric Illa: Attic Date: c.735 B.C.E.

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Example of oared boat with bow projection or ram dated c. 735–710 B.C.E.

SOURCE: From Murray, William M., Larrie D. Ferreiro, John Vardalas, and Jeffrey G. Royal. "Cutwaters Before Rams: an experimental investigation into the origins and development of the waterline ram." International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (2016).

Source: British Museum, Research Collection Online: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=462167&partId=1&people=164006&peoA=164006-2-10&page=1 (Accessed: 31, Jan. 2017)