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Belitung Shipwreck |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Year: |
1000 |
| Description: |
Detail of a silver platter decorated with a rhinoceros from the Belitung shipwreck; similar items have been found in a Tang dynasty tomb in China.<br>The late eighth-century period, the location in Yangzhou, the Arab traders, and the gold and<br>silver wares have subtle connections to the mysterious sunken boat discovered in 1998 off the<br>coast of Belitung, Indonesia. A large quantity of ceramic, gold, silver, and bronze objects, as well as other artifacts, was salvaged from the wreck. Of these amazing treasures, a number of the<br>bronze mirrors and especially the gold and silver artifacts almost certainly were produced in<br>Yangzhou during the Tang dynasty.<br><br>Source: http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/index.php?s=6a8f94b76374c66484acf3e2c40097b1&act=refs&CODE=ref_detail&id=1460904440 |
| Location: |
Asia |
| Subject: |
Trade |
| Species: |
Asian Rhino Species |
| File Size: |
351,0 kb |
| Dimensions: |
1634x2008 px |
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Belitung Shipwreck
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