Traditional Greek Sailing Vessel - wooden deck and marble base - pure Bronze Sculpture
Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Pure Bronze
Height: 19 cm - 7,5 inches
Width: 10 cm - 3,95 inches
Length: 5 cm - 1,97 inches
Weight: 300 g
Caressed
by a gentle sea breeze and illuminated by the glorious sunshine, Greek
wooden boats have a proud and long-standing tradition of sailing the
Aegean Sea. As time goes on, this great trade will become more precious.
Today’s boat makers can embrace their history and preserve traditions
so that the generations to follow will have a bitter sweet story to
tell.
The history of the Greek shipbuilding dates back to the
prehistoric times. Over the centuries, the craftsmanship transitioned
through various stages and today’s traditional wooden shipbuilding is
shaped by the diverse elements adopted from the Middle Ages and the
Byzantine Empire.
During the Ottoman Empire, the sultans would use
their imperial caïques for ceremonial and daily excursions around the
Bosporus. The caïques were adorned with impressively carved decorative
items to show off the wealth of their owners.
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