Ships in the Ancient Mediterranean (Image Gallery) p. 5

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 29 July 2020

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Ship and Sailors from ancient Egypt

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 21 March 2016

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Ship and Sailors from ancient Egypt — View Full-Size Image

This limestone fragment depicts a prow of a ship. There are sailors, facing right; the foremost sailor holds a pole or a spear. The ship was originally painted black while the sailors were painted red. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. Old Kingdom, circa 2686–2181 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (With thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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