
Marine
Zoology
Monk
Seal
Cetacea
Turtles
Fishes
Sharks
Shells
Cephalopods
Plancton
Marine Botany
Red Algae
Green Algae
Brown Algae
Diving Sites
Wrecks
Visits
Maritime Museums
Virtual Museum
Amphorae
Anchors
Vintage equipments
Regulators
About me
Me
and my friends |

Home
Virtual Museum
Ancient
Anchors Index
Stone Anchors
Metallic
Anchors
Page
1 2
3
The metallic parts of
wooden anchors, such as lead stocks or fluke-braces, were often casted in
particular moulds engraved in the piers: the wooden anchors with lead
stocks were cheap and efficient.
Le parti
metalliche delle ancore in legno, come le contromarre o le ritenute delle
marre, erano spesso fuse in stampi scavati direttamente nella pietra delle
banchine: le ancore in legno con contromarra in piombo erano economiche ed
efficienti.
Lead stocks
After the casting, the stock was firmly
fixed to the stem by a lead or bronze stud (above, right). Left, two lead stocks recovered from Capo Graziano
(Eolian Islands, Italy) Roman vessel (I Century B.C.)
Contromarre
in piombo
Dopo essere stata getteta negli stampi, la contromarra di piombo veniva
fissata solidamente al fusto dell'ancora con un perno in piombo o in
bronzo (sopra, a destra). A sinistra, due contromarre in piombo recuperate
da un relitto Romano affondato presso Capo Graziano (Isole Eolie) durente
il I Secolo A.C.

Lead or bronze fluke-brace
The flukes of wooden anchors were connected to the stem by long iron,
copper or bronze nails, and by a lead or bronze brace with three holes (above,
right).
The fluke-brace is a common finding together with lead stocks:
many of them were recovered from Li Galli rock, near Amalfi, Italy (above,
left).
Ritenute in
bronzo e in piombo
Le marre delle ancore in legno erano connesse al fusto da lunghi
chiodi in ferro, rame o bronzo; e inoltre da una ritenuta, usualmente in
bronzo o in piombo, provvista di tre fori, o alloggiamenti, per
trattenere le contromarre al fusto (sopra, a destra).
Le ritenute per le contromarre sono un reperto comune nei siti
archeologici sottomarini, e sono logicamente associate alle contromarre in
piombo: molte sono state recuperate presso lo scoglio di Li Galli, presso
Amalfi (sopra, a sinistra).
|
 

Are you
interested in Marine Archaeology and Naval traditions? Visit our
extensive Maritime
Museums section.
|