ZIN47081 Detail of the outside of an Attic black-figure cup depicting a Greek sailing ship, c.520 BC (pottery) by Nikosthenes, (fl.540-510 BC); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: The cup is decorated with two warships on each side. On each ship, a straight stem painted with an eye for good luck stands above the prow, whose ram is shaped like a boar\'s head. The helmsman is standing keeping a lookout. The coxswain is standing at the stern, which is elegantly curved like a swan\'s neck. The ladders are fastened horizontally. The ships are being followed by dolphins. Mermaids painted on the rinceaux near the handles complete the decoration. The artist perhaps intended a reference to the story of Ulysses and the mermaids from Homer\'s Odyssey.); 穢 Heinrich Zinram Photography Archive ; Greek, out of copyright.