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Two Graffiti of Sailing Vessels at Paliachora on Aigina1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2013

E. Stamatatou
E. Stamatatou
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British School at Athens
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Abstract

Graffiti have been found in a number of the churches in the medieval town of Paliachora on Aigina and elsewhere on the island. Recently two graffiti of sailing vessels were noted in the church of Agioi Anargyroi in Paliachora and it is suggested that their presence may be related to the maritime activities of the medieval inhabitants, pirate raids on the town, and the beliefs of fishermen and sailors.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 92 , November 1997 , pp. 435 - 440
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Copyright © The Council, British School at Athens 1997

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