British Museum Maritime Holdings
F2. Maritime Culture, Heritage, Archaeology, Art and MuseumsDefinition
Phoenician and classical seafaring collections.
Seafaring objects within the British Museum, London, founded 1753, spanning Phoenician, Greek, and Roman maritime material rather than a dedicated maritime gallery. Holdings include Phoenician and Cypriot ship depictions, Athenian black- and red-figure vases showing triremes, and the relief of a galley from Nineveh. The museum’s Mediterranean and Near Eastern collections document ancient navigation, oared warships, and trade routes across the classical world.
Source: The British Museum, London, founded 1753 by Act of Parliament; classical and Near Eastern maritime collections.