Title
Mortar
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Unknown
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 8.5 x 27 x 15 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00081
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 mortar along with a pestle found on board (2005.1.00080) was probably used to prepare food on the long voyages between ports. 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.
