Small wooden oar, with shaft and one part of the oar head broken. This example (and E.W.70d) are similar, both showing very faint traces of pigment. Unlike the larger examples within the group, both E.W.70d and E.W.70e are likely depicting oars operated by the boat crew. See MMA 20.3.1 for a comparison.
Small wooden oar, shaft broken.Belonging to a group of five wooden oars (however the slipbook notes there are 6) of varying sizes and states of preservation, of which only one remains complete.
Length: 13.3 cm
Width: 1.3 cm
Accession number: E.W.70e
Primary reference Number: 317276
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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