Rope fibres

Collections
1319609
Title
Rope fibres
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Unknown
Material
Accession No.
2005.1-00220
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.

These fibres may have been used to sew together the Tang shipwreck or used as caulking, a construction technique characteristic to the Gulf.