Shipwreck Porcelain from the Vung Tau Cargo
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Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Chinese Export: Pre 1700: Item # 1387050
Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Chinese Export: Pre 1700: Item # 1387050
The Vũng Tàu shipwreck is a shipwreck that was found in the South China Sea off the islands of Côn Đảo about 100 miles from Vũng Tàu, Vietnam in 1692. The wreck was of alorcha boat—a Chinese vessel with Portuguese influences that has been dated to about 1690. It was found by a fisherman who had picked up numerous pieces of porcelain from the wreck while fishing. Sverker Hallstrom identified the wreck and its cargo in 1990. Australian diver Michael Flecker took charge of the archaeological aspect of the excavation. An analysis of its cargo deduced that the ship was bound from China to Jakarta, Indonesia, where the porcelain would have been purchased by the Dutch East India Company for trans-shipment to Holland.
The contents were auctioned at Christies Amsterdam in 1992
