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LOT 2356
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (273 grams total, 56-62 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a landscape. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
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LOT 2356
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
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From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Khmer Style Sandstone Head of the God Shiva
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Carved in the round with piled ushnisha top-knot and long pendulous earlobes. 11.65 kg, 26.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Song Decorated Glazed Stoneware Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1269 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Broad glazed bowl with low-relief rosette to the tondo. 303 grams, 16.5 cm
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