Hoi An Shipwreck: Vietnamese deep blue glaze wine cup, C. 1480
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Blue glazed wine cup, moulded with vertical ribs. Vietnam, made at Chu Dau, latter 15th Century. Recovered from the Hoi An shipwreck in 1999, artifact #67480.
| Condition | marine encrustations remain |
|---|---|
| Size | 7cm wide |
| References | This wreck was discovered by fishermen in the late 1990’s, offshore from the Vietnamese town of Hoi An. The wares were made at of Chu Dau, near Hanoi, where a kiln site of the period matched the wares exactly. The ship was believed to have been wrecked in the 1480’s, and was on its way to South-East Asian markets. The recovered goods were surveyed by the Oxford University Archaeological unit, and sold in the US in 2001. |
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