Title
Grindstone and roller
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
South East Asia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object Size: 2005.1.00079.001 14 x 22 x 40 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00079.002 27 x 5 cm
Object Size: 2005.1.00079.002 27 x 5 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00079
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
This grindstone and roller recovered from the Tang Shipwreck is possibly from the Dvaravati culture (6th to 11th century) in Central Thailand. It indicates that the ship most probably made landfall at ports in this region during its voyage. It may also indicate that some of the crew were Southeast Asian in origin. 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.
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