Abstract
Two clay models of boats have recently been added to the collection of the Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa. The models are of rowing boats, with three and five pairs of oarsmen respectively. They probably represent harbour service boats or ceremonial sailings near a harbour. Their analysis is based on similar artefacts found underwater along the same coast and related to the same Phoenician culture. The origin of the artefacts is apparently from close to Tyre, and they can be dated to the 5th century BCE. They may have been from a temple favissa.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-72 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2003 |
Keywords
- Boat model
- Favissa
- Hecht Museum
- Phoenician
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- History
- Archaeology
- Paleontology