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No 22

Image 1
PHOTO: in situ by Thomas Thomov ©
Image 2
DRAWING: Thomas Thomov ©

Location: On the western wall in the northern niche of the southeastern exedra of the southern gallery.

Material: Marble surface, 6th century.

Dimensions: First small boat: height 1.8 cm, length 6 cm, at 150 cm from the floor level; second small boat: height 1.3 cm, length 4.5 cm, at 147 cm from the floor level.

Condition: in places, clearly deeply carved, not intersected by others.

Technique: Incised.

Description: Schematic drawings of ships. The hulls are curved and low, without masts or steering gear. Both ends are pointed and rise to the same height. Three diagonal lines cross the hull of the first ship.

Type: B/Ic or III? (small boats towards a galley?).

Publications: Tomov, Potajnostite na "Sv. Sofia", 120-121.

Commentary: Tomov, Potajnostite na "Sv. Sofia", 121.

Date: Unknown.