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LOT 2394
Massive Sea Encrusted Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Plate
15TH CENTURY A.D.
13 5/8 in. (1.95 kg, 34.5 cm).
A very large cream glazed shallow platter with gently sloping walls and carinated rim, low basal ring. [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 2394
Massive Sea Encrusted Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Plate
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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