A SARDINIAN BRONZE BOAT

CIRCA 9TH/8TH CENTURY B.C

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  1. ARRUIASA DE GHENTIANA
     
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    A SARDINIAN BRONZE BOAT, CIRCA 9TH/8TH CENTURY B.C.,
    the hull decorated on the exterior with four parallel cables and a horned animal head on the prow, the arched support spanning the hull tied with a coil of rope on one side and surmounted by a longitudinal loop.
    5,000—8,000 USD

    measurements
    Length 5in. 12.7cm.


    Description
    the hull decorated on the exterior with four parallel cables and a horned animal head on the prow, the arched support spanning the hull tied with a coil of rope on one side and surmounted by a longitudinal loop.

    Cf. Thimme, Kunst der Sarden, no. 50. The author suggests that such boat models could have functioned as oil lamps (op. cit, p. 43). See also Lilliu, Sculture della Sardegna nuragica, no. 278.

    Cf. Thimme, Kunst der Sarden, no. 50. The author suggests that such boat models could have functioned as oil lamps (op. cit, p. 43). See also Lilliu, Sculture della Sardegna nuragica, no. 278.

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  2. pietrusco
     
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    è proprio sardo, non c'è dubbio
     
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1 replies since 7/12/2010, 12:58   185 views
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