Carving figureheads
Dec 03, 2020
2 minutes
here was a time when any ship worth its salt would sport a figurehead at the bow. This fashion extended back thousands of years with the carvings used as decoration to symbolise the ship’s status or to offer protection. Royal personages were often depicted on naval flagships; a mermaid was popular on many merchant ships. The Phoenicians and later the Egyptians
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