The Battering Ram from Atlit
The bronze ram (weight 465 kg, 2.26 m long) was discovered by Y. Ramon in the northern bay of Atlit, some 130 meters offshore at a depth of 3 m. It is decorated on both sides and on its upper part with artistic depictions in relief of two griffins, helmets of the “Dioscori” and the “Caduceus” on the upper surface of the ram. The large decorations on the sides of the ram coincide nicely with the design of a trident. Wooden parts removed from within the bronze ram enabled J.R. Steffy to reconstruct the bow of a Classic warship from the second century BC.
Wooden Parts from the Battering Ram