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NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 3.2
Bones. A number of bones were found in every excavation site; those which could be identified were all of cattle o r sheep. I t must be assumed that these represent part of the ship’s provisions.
Bell. Alongside cannon 3 the rim of a bell was found. The identification of this find is not completely certain, but it is fairly securely based on comparisons made directly with bells recovered in the Shetlands from the
Vendela and the Liefde.
Lantern chimney. This is a circular brass
tray-like object with a copper rim, 0.095 m in diameter and 0-02-3 m high (site A).
Dividers. A pair of navigational dividers was recovered in extremely fine condition; it could be opened and used at once without any cleaning (Fig. 6). They are 0.1 15 m long, and of the ‘bow’ type for use with one hand; exactly similar exampIes have been recovered from the Lastdrager and Curacao (Stenuit,
1974) (site B).
Sundial. The rim of a pocket sundial was
found, with the numbers 1-12 in arabic numerals engraved twice around the rim. Again, a similar find has come from the Lastdrager (Stenuit, 1974) (site E).
c. Personal possessions
Brass bodkins(?).There is considerabledoubt
as to the function of these five curved brass 264
Figure 6. Navigational dividers. Scale 1 :2.
objects. Two of them bear a representation of an outstretched hand touching a heart. One of these is 0.125 m long, with the hand springing from what appears to be a tulip design. The other is 0.11 m long, with a four- leafed rosette below the hand. The other three are all similar, 0.125 m long, with the hook springing from an open tulip, below which is a circular pierced design of four holes (site F).
Thimbles. 15 of these have been recovered, 10 of them being of the tailor’s type with open tops. The other five are of ladies’ type, i.e. closed, and were found together in a stack (site F).
Brass tobacco boxes. Four of these were found in a concretion from site F, and have been extracted at the Lerwick Museum by MrTomHenderson,towhomweareindebted for the following descriptions.
1. One is egg-shaped, and has on one side a god with a wine glass, grapes and a wine cask, along with the word Bachus. On the reverse is a view of a town, and the name DER. GAU (i.e. Gouda).
2. A similar box, having on one side a picture of a courting couple, and on the other a device of a heart pierced by two arrows.
3. An oval box, with a brass lid and base, and copper sides. On the top is a Dutch scene, including a mill, a house, and a tree. Around the perimeter is an inscription: D. MOLE MOIT MALE, D. SON MOET