Tang Shipwreck collection

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf archaeological artifact collection
gptkbp:acquiredBy Singapore (2005)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Belitung shipwreck cargo
gptkbp:conservationStatus preserved
gptkbp:contains gptkb:ceramics
gold artifacts
silver artifacts
earthenware
evidence of maritime trade
Changsha ware
blue-and-white ware
gptkbp:culturalOrigin gptkb:China
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:date circa 9th century
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:discoveredBy sea cucumber divers
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1998
gptkbp:displayType since 2011
gptkbp:excavatedBy Tilman Walterfang
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Asian_Civilisations_Museum
gptkbp:featuredIn exhibition 'Tang Shipwreck: Gold and Ceramics from 9th-Century China'
Smithsonian's 'Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds'
gptkbp:fleetSize Arab dhow
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Java_Sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tang Shipwreck collection
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Belitung_Island
gptkbp:notablePlace ceramic ewer with lozenge pattern
gold cup with lotus motif
silver dish with bird design
gptkbp:numberOfArticles over 60,000
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Singapore_government
gptkbp:preservedIn waterlogged conditions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:maritime_Silk_Road
Islamic world
Indian Ocean trade
ancient shipbuilding
Tang dynasty trade
gptkbp:sells Guernsey's Auction House (planned, later cancelled)
gptkbp:significance evidence of early maritime Silk Road
largest Tang dynasty shipwreck cargo found
gptkbp:studiedBy conservators
historians
archaeologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asian_Civilisations_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6