No 11

Location: At the eastern edge of the niche of the southeast pier in the southern gallery.

Material: Marble surface, 6th century.

Dimensions: Height 30 cm, length 30 cm, at 148 cm from the floor level.

Condition: Shallow, clearly carved, intersected by others.

Technique: Incised.

Description: An oaring vessel viewed from its viewed from its port side. It features an elongated hull, low amidships, with a hollowed keel, a sharply rising, pointed bow, and a tall, vertical stern. Aft of the stern, the steering gear is visible – a long, narrow quarter rudder is shown, which widens only at its lowest part. The entire deck is enclosed by a narrow bulwark, formed by two parallel lines, starting from the stern and ending just before the top of the stem.
The vessel has a single mast with a very thick lower mast and a horizontal yard, from which a square sail is set, shaped like an inverted trapezoid. The sail is decorated with an inscribed triangle, its vertex pointing downward. On the bow, an ornament with a double contour is depicted, shaped like one half of a figure-eight cut in two. Several long lines hang down from the vessel's side.
A slightly curved horizontal line begins abaft the mast and ends just past the rudder with a semi-circle that is pointed at its top. Above it and closer to the rudder, a Greek inscription reads: "Jonas."

Type: C/III.

Attribution: Kaik (small Ottoman boat)?

Publications: Tomov, Potajnostite na "Sv. Sofia", 91-94.

Commentary: Tomov, Potajnostite na "Sv. Sofia", 92-94.

Date: 16th–17th century AD.