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The sides of the beakhead were adorned with sculptures of twenty Roman emperors, ten on each side. See File:Vasaskultpurrepliker.jpg for an example of a painted replica of one of them.
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The figurehead lion.
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The bowsprit.
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The port cathead used to suspend the chains supporting the anchors. The sculpture underneath it depicts a Polish nobleman hiding under a table. The man is facing the inside of the ship. See File:Vasa-cathead Pole.jpg for the starboard partner which is identical except that it's mirrored.
{{Information |Description=The port side of the richly ornamented beakhead of the 17th century warship ''Vasa'' on display at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. |Source=Own work. |Date=June 29, 2007 |Author=Peter Isotalo |Permission= |other