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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 SMYD00021 AGP AGP-SMYD00021 Charcoal Dimensions: 81 82 ((:navis)) boat Smyrna 0180-0300 C.E. Basilica of the Agora of Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey

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Dipinto of a ship. The drawing is largely faded; however, it is still possible to identify the ship as on starboard tack. The two bestpreserved elements are the very tall mast (ἱστός) and the upper bulwark (τράφηξ) of what can be identified as a ship with a strongly rockered keel (τρόπις). At the top of the mast, a horizontal line representing the yard (κέρας) terminates to the right in a triangle, possibly a sail (ἱστίον). Above the yard two diagonal lines indicate the χηροῦχοι, ropes connecting the mast with the yard. At the right end of the yard a long diagonal line is possibly a πρότονος. The ship belongs to the ἄφρακτοι νῆες, vessels without deck. No indication of oars is preserved.

Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 87.

Drawing of a boat