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 R.S. Bagnall R. Casagrande-Kim A. Ersoy C. Tanriver B. Yolaçan Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna First published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and the New York University Press, 2016. New York 2016 EDR SMYD00143 AGP AGP-SMYD00143 Charcoal Dimensions: 34 24 ((:navis)) boat Smyrna 0180-0300 C.E. Basilica of the Agora of Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey

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Dipinto of a ship located on the western face of Pier A25, looking into Bay 14. The drawing is very schematic: it depicts a ship sailing on starboard tack. The hull is rounded and the keel is strongly rockered, terminating in a raised prow with a short, pointed στόλος. One line running at the center of the hull indicates the ship’s waterway. The stern is mostly faded. Four diagonal lines, one by the prow, two toward the center of the vessel, and one close to the stern, identify the καλῴδια, a series of ropes that fastened the mast to the ends and sides of the ship. The mast and the antenna are rendered with simple straight lines, and toward the top of the mast is visible a very approximate carchesium (καρχήσιον). No oars or sails are discernible.

Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 178.

Drawing of a boat