157a: Ivory Plaque with a relief of a ship
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | 1936 Exhibition Collection |
| Reference No. | 1936/1/5/17/1 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 27.6 x 50.2 cm |
| Scope and Content | An ink illustration of a semicircular plaque. The centre shows a ship with men with shields. It has a name written on the side. Below the ship are three fish, and around the lower curved edge is a repeating pattern on circles. Some sections, shown by dotted lines, are recreated and not part of the surviving object. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Ivory plaque with a relief of a ship (a) and dedication to "Orthaia": the edge was inset with amber bosses: before 600 B.C." |
| Notes | In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Carvings in ivory and bone" |
| Related records |
[1936/1/5/17], 157: Ivory plaques and ivory comb
[BSA SPHS/1/6831.C6840], Plaster cast of the Spartan warrior known as 'Leonidas' in the gallery space at the 1936 Exhibition, Burlington House, London, 1936 |