A pottery model of a boat or ship with a tall pointed prow and squared-off stern. The top of both the sides are pierced and may have held attachments for wooden oars. A rectangular section of the deck has been cut away, perhaps to contain a votive offering made by a sailor before a voyage.

Egypt, Roman period, c. 1st Century AD

Some chips as seen in the photographs, otherwise intact

Size: 7 x 10.3 cms

Ex. private collection, Cheshire, UK.