These Picenian ships used for commercial and war purposes were built between the present towns of Zadar and Rijeka and in Novilara on the other side of the Adriatic Sea.
Their builders have sailed on them throughout the Adriatic Sea already 600 years before Christ.
Historians have traced this type of ship according to the view of color engraved on the tombstone Novilara in Pesaro. It shows the battle Novilara and Liburna, where identical boats were used.This is a model whose rostrum was used for stranding on the coast shoreline, but also to break through the hull of other ships in battle, which is clearly seen in the figure. The figure clearly shows that the stern rudder had tied a rope to the stern which is historically attested, and the use of which has been confirmed only in the 15th c.


Features of this MarisStella Model Ship Kit:

The sail of this model is embroidered on the cloth. Structural elements are laser cut. The rest of the elements are made of walnut wood.

The Upgraded project contains
-new designs; 1 sheet measuring 900x1200mm, 35.43''x47.24''
-thick A4 instruction booklet, 90 pages
-3 types of rigging threads with all rigging materials
-pre-sewn sail
-high quality wood materials
-laser-cut wooden sheets, 4 sheets

All required materials for constructing this model are included in the kit.

The instructions are written in English, Italian and Croatian.

Illyrians, Masters of the Eastern Adriatic

The original inhabitants of the entire western and inner Balkans, including the coast of the eastern Adriatic, were undoubtedly the Illyrians, a people of many tribes. On the Adriatic, one of the largest tribes was the Liburni, exclusively warrior-minded sailors who inhabited the area between the Krka River in Dalmatia and the Raša River in Istria. They ruled over all the islands in that area and had both trading and hostile relations with the tribes on the other side of the Adriatic.

Liburnas, warships and merchant ships are the subject of many intertwined stories. While some considered them impregnable bulky floating fortresses, the latest findings present them as not so large, but fast ships with extraordinary maneuverability. Somewhat later in history, the Romans tried to copy them and called their versions of the ships by the same name: Liburn.

From irrefutable historical sources, today we can claim with certainty that we know its existence and exact appearance of Novilara - Picenian and Liburnian ship 6oo BC 69cm, 27.17'', 1:35 , but also for the still somewhat mysterious one Liburnian monoreme 56,9cm, 22.40'', 1:63 of the famous Liburnian warriors...