Equipment model; Anchor model
Scale:unknown. Model of a wood and stone killick anchor complete with a section of rope cable. The main body is made from three circular wooden dowels, the two shorter of which are lashed to the longer vertical one in a v-shape, at an approximate angle of 30 degrees at the base. There is tapering rectangular block of white stone which has been drilled and bridges all three wooden dowels at about half-way up the shanks and wooden arms. At the top of the shank is fitted a rope anchor ring to which the cable has been tied. The two shorter arms are finished to sharp points to provide grip when in use on the seabed. One of a set of four models of Greek and Roman wooden killicks (anchors), brought to the surface during excavations off Sicily, see SLR2055-SLR1057.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2058 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 1060 x 45 x 98 mm |