Ingots

Title

Ingots

Year/Period

Tang dynasty, around 830s

Region

China

Object Type

ingots

Material

silver

Dimension

Object Size: 2005.1.00892.007 2 x 21 x 8 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.011 3 x 21.5 x 7 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.015 5.5 x 22 x 7.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.010 2.5 x 21 x 7 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.008 5.5 x 22.5 x 8.5 cm,
Object Size: + A bag of fragments.,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.006 4 x 21 x 8.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.005 2.5 x 22 x 8.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.004 3 x 21.5 x 7.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.003 2.5 x 21.5 x 7.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.002 3 x 21.5 x 7.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.001 3.5 x 22 x 8 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.009 3.5 x 22 x 8 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.012 2.5 x 21.5 x 7 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.014 4 x 22.5 x 8.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.016 5.5 x 22 x 7.5 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00892.013 3 x 22 x 8 cm

Accession No.

2005.1-00892

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

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 wreck. They all have a distinctive, waisted shape. However, as they do not bear any inscriptions, their precise origins are uncertain. Nevertheless, they constitute the earliest as well as largest group of Tang silver bullion discovered to date.