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LEAD ANCHOR STOCK 29

Lead anchor stock with a semi-hollow section, missing one arm. Portion of the both without the retaining peg that was supposed to be wooden. The arm has an opening that allows for glimpsing the inside.

Lead anchor stock with a semi-hollow section, missing one arm. Portion of the both without the retaining peg that was supposed to be wooden. The arm has an opening that allows for glimpsing the inside.

Schizzo ricostruttivo di ancora con ceppo fisso in piombo. Da notare anche la contromarra dello stesso materiale.

NOTES

1 PALLARES 1961, p. 385

2 Cfr. soprattutto KAPITAN 1971 e 1984.

3 PERRONE MERCANTI 1979; BOTTINI, FRESCHI 1993

4 DELL’AMICO 1999

5 GIANFROTTA, POMEY 1981, p. 306

REFERENCES

Bottini P., Freschi A. 1993, Sulla rotta della Venus, Catalogo della Mostra – Maratea 1991, Taranto, Martina Franca.

Dell’Amico P. 1999, Storia e archeologia della ancore, in Navi e archeologia. Le ancore, i rostri, le sentine e i timoni, Rivista Marittima, supplemento n. 2, 1999, pp. 9-50.

Gianfrotta P. A., Pomey, P. 1981, Archeologia subacquea. Storia, tecniche, scoperte e relitti, Milano.

Kapitän G. 1971, New evidence of ancient anchors, in Archaeology 24, I, pp. 52-53.

Kapitän G. 1984, Ancient anchors: technology and classification, in International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 13, 1, pp. 33-44.

Pallares F. 1961, Tipologia y cronologia de las anclas antigas, in Atti del III Congresso Internazionale di Archeologia Sottomarina (Barcellona, 1961), Bordighera 1971, pp. 384-393.

Perrone Mercanti M. 1979, Ancorae Antiquae: per una cronologia preliminare delle ancore del Mediterraneo, Roma.

MUSAS Ref. No.KAU-29DimensionsTotal length cm 58 x width 12 x tight. 12.MaterialsLeadLocationGarden, Archaeological Museum of Ancient CaulonOriginNot pertinent to underwater surveys conducted by Kodros. Used for educational purposes for an exhibition dedicated to anchors to simulate the passing wooden retaining bar.DatingStarting from the IV century B.C.Share