Archivo: Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz 01. Spritsail

Descripción: Three Roman merchant ships on the Copenhagen Sarcophagus from the late 3rd century AD. The central vessel sails with a spritsail - one of the oldest depictions of spritsails in the history of navigation. The two outer ship are both underway with fore and square sail. At the right side a lighthouse with signal fire is depicted. The building with terrace to the left indicates that the ships are about to move into harbour, presumably the Portus, Rome’s seaport. Find spot: allegedly Ostia. Current location: Ny-Carlsberg Glyptothek in Copenhagen (Denmark), Inv.-No. 1299. The pic above shows a copy displayed at the Museum für Antike Schiffahrt (Museum for Ancient Navigation) in Mainz, Germany.
Título: Museum für Antike Schifffahrt, Mainz 01. Spritsail
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Autor(a): Gun Powder Ma
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