Tang Shipwreck collection

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tang_Shipwreck_collection

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Tang Shipwreck collection