No 5
Location: On the west wall of the northwestern pillar in the southern gallery.
Material: Marble surface, 6th century.
Dimensions: Height 4 cm, length 4 cm, at 160 cm above floor level.
Condition: Clearly carved, not intersected by others.
Technique: Incised.
Description: Schematic of a medieval sailing vessel, on a starboard tack, viewed from starboard. It features an elongated hull with a pointed bow and a rounded stern. The vessel has a single mast, stepped just abaft amidships and rising from the keel itself. It carries a large sail, presumably a lateen sail, bent to yard.
Type: Christian symbol.
Publications: Tomov, Potajnostite na "Sv. Sofia", 77-78.
Commentary: Tomov, Potajnostite na "Sv. Sofia", 77.
Date: Unknown.