Title
Silver Ingots
Year/Period
Tang Dynasty, China (618 - 907)
Region
Unknown
Dimension
Object Size: 2005.1.00893.001 2.5 x 20.5 x 7.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00893.002 3.5 x 20 x 7.5 cm
Object Size: 2005.1.00893.002 3.5 x 20 x 7.5 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00893
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
Eighteen silver ingots were found on the Tang shipwreck, a 9th-century vessel en route from China to Middle East when it sank off the coast of Belitung Island in the Java Sea. They all have a distinctive shape, narrowing slightly in the middle. They do not bear any inscriptions, so their origin or intended use is uncertain. They constitute the earliest as well as largest group of Tang silver bullion discovered to date.
