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.
The late eighth-century period, the location in Yangzhou, the Arab traders, and the gold and
silver wares have subtle connections to the mysterious sunken boat discovered in 1998 off the
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
bronze mirrors and especially the gold and silver artifacts almost certainly were produced in
Yangzhou during the Tang dynasty.
Source: http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/index.php?s=6a8f94b76374c66484acf3e2c40097b1&act=refs&CODE=ref_detail&id=1460904440
