Title
Amber
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Unknown
Dimension
Object Size: 3.3 x 6.5 x 5 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00550
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
This piece of amber was found on the Tang Shipwreck, a 9th century vessel that was en route from China back to the Middle East when it sank off the coast of Belitung Island in the Java Sea. It was probably collected somewhere in Southeast Asia during a sojourn at one of its ports.
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