Drawing of a boat
((:navis))
| Description of Drawing (English): | boat |
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| Findspot: |
Smyrna, Basilica
(Agora.1)
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| Drawing Category: | Boats |
| Writing Style: | Graffito/incised |
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| Bibliography: | Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 407. |
| Commentary: | Graffito of a ship, located on the western face of Pier A85. The ship is sailing on port tack, in full sail. The keel is flat but tapers upward toward the stern and the prow. The bulwark is also straight, with no indication of an upper deck. The prow ends in a quite large and flat ἀκροστόλιον, while at the raised stern is visible a vertical line indicating the pole holding the pennon (ταινία). No oars or rudders are visible. The central mast is rendered with a roughly straight vertical line, crossed at a 90-degree angle by a long horizontal line, the yard. The plain sail is irregular in shape, possibly to indicate the presence of a strong wind. At the stern, a couple of curved lines indicate the roping fastening the mast to the ship (πρότονοι). |
| Suggested Citation: | AGP-SMYDP0851, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYDP0851> [accessed: 19 Apr 2024] |
| Contributions: |
Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03 |
