In 1955 G. B. Rubin de Cervin published an article in The Mariner's Mirror titled 'A Problem in Naval Archaeology'.1 This article was about an ancient bronze artefact, probably of Roman republican age, which in 1597 had been found in the bottom of Genoa harbour during dredging works. The artefact, which is currently held by the Royal Armoury in Turin, is a single casting: its solid forward part is shaped as a boar head while the much damaged rear part is a box-like hollow casing, which has a trapezoidal longitudinal section (figure 1).2 It was found in an area that in Roman times was a stretch of open shore (figures 2 and 3).
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机译：1955年，鲁宾·德·塞尔文（GB Rubin de Cervin）在《水手镜》上发表了一篇题为《海军考古学中的问题》的文章。1这篇文章是关于一件古铜制品的，大概是罗马共和时代的，在1597年被发现于热那亚港口的底部在疏works工程中。人工制品目前由都灵皇家军械库持有，是单个铸件：其坚固的前部形状为野猪头，而损坏严重的后部是盒形空心外壳，其纵向截面为梯形（图1）.2在一个罗马地区，有人发现这是一片开阔的海岸（图2和图3）。
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