Title
Basin with inscription
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Guangdong province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 20.2 x 59 x 58.8 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00912
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
A few items recovered from the Tang Shipwreck provide tantalizing glimpses of life on board. This basin was probably used to wash or eat food from as it is inscribed as follows: 吴三十郎食 (The food vessel of the thirtieth son of the Wu family). The Tang Shipwreck is 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.
