A Sardinian bronze votive boat
A Sardinian bronze votive boat
Nuragic Period, circa 7th Century B.C.
Set on rounded tripod feet and with a deer head prow, with long neck, alert ears and long, backward curving horns, a small animal, probably a pig, in the open vessel, with alert ears and tail curled around the back, three short vertical projections around the outer edge of the boat, 10.7cm long
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A Sardinian bronze votive boat
Nuragic Period, circa 7th Century B.C.
Set on rounded tripod feet and with a deer head prow, with long neck, alert ears and long, backward curving horns, a small animal, probably a pig, in the open vessel, with alert ears and tail curled around the back, three short vertical projections around the outer edge of the boat, 10.7cm long