Decorator Pillow in Vintage Nautical Anchor by Ox Bow Decor20" x 20" Hidden Zipper in Back Linen with Feather Down Fill and Sunbrella with Faux Down Poly Fill Knife Edge or Corded Finish Info Tag Includes: The earliest Anchors, traced to the Bronze Age, were probably rocks. Baskets of stones and large sacks filled with sand and wooden logs filled with lead were used by the ancient Greeks. Metal anchors were not introduced until much later because the material was considered too precious for moorings.