Hoi An Shipwreck: Vietnamese deep-blue glaze wine cup, C. 1480.
$245.00 AUD
Blue glazed wine cup, the interior moulded with vertical ribs. Vietnam, made at Chu Dau, latter 15th Century. Recovered from the Hoi An shipwreck in 1999, artifact #71219.
| Condition | Excellent marine encrustations remain, surface decayed, |
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| Size | 7cm wide, 3.5cm high |
| 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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