HOI AN HOARD shipwreck recovered COVERED BOX 15th centu

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Vietnamese Small Blue and White Covered Box, MID 15th Century circa 1438, of circular form with a flattened top cover, some centered with spiral centered flower head, enclosed with a triple or double cobalt line or the circular sides of the base decorated with a jeweled band, the circular sides of cover with a repeating band of petals. Hoi An Hoard COVERED BOX 2-1/4" in diameter 1-1/2" high MING DYNASTY mid 15th century circa 1438 With original HOI AN HOARD inventory barcode numbers.Every artifact out of this shipwreck was given an inventory number (barcode stickers) and is logged in and registered by archeologists in 1999 when they salvaged this shipwreck cargo from the deaths of the Dragon sea (South China Sea of the coast of Vietnam). These are some pictures out of the BUTTERFIELDS auction catalog October 11-13, 2000 volume 2 This box came OUT OF ONE OF THOSE LOTS They have been tested and are lead free CONDITION : These have been in seawater for over 500 years Chips, marine encrustation, minor staining and degrading of glaze. This one has NO major chips or cracks Does have some very minor chips along rims Has a bit of a gray "wash" Has almost NO encrustations Glaze is still shiny Cobalt blue is still bright Rare mixed media (blue underglaze & red and green enamel on top of the glaze) ALL Red and GReen enamel is washed away Lid does NOT fit perfectly colors are the same BUT I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT A MATCH Boxes with matching tops & bottoms are RARE because most got separated over the last 550 years. Has grazing (crackling of the glaze) Provenance:OFFICIAL MARINE EXCAVATION / Butterfield auction COA # 104274 These are my other HOI AN HOARD auctions I will combine shipping HOI AN old RIBBED molded VASE compressed melon JARLET Enlarge $80.80 HOI AN HOARD ming BOWL medieval ANCIENT blue & white Enlarge $55.55 15th century THAI storage JAR from HOI AN shipwreck Enlarge $98.98 15th C. storage KITCHEN WARE thailand HOI AN ship wreck Enlarge $75.75 HOI AN 15th century RICE serving FOOD BOWL lotus flower Enlarge $54.54 HOI AN HOARD golden age PLATE art pottery DISH ceramic Enlarge $48.48 HOI AN medieval CERAMIC ancient VASE bottle SHIPWRECK Enlarge $40.40 HOI AN HOARD shipwreck recovered SHIP CARGO medieval Enlarge $28.28 HOI AN HOARD large ming vase BLUE WHITE YUHUCHUN BOTTLE Enlarge $125.25 HOI AN medieval shipwreck cargo GINGER JAR archeology Enlarge $345.45 HOI AN small ancient COVERED BOX blue white CHINA ming Enlarge $32.32 medieval HOI AN auction sticker RICE FOOTED soup BOWL Enlarge $67.67 HOI AN HOARD antique VASE ancient TROPICAL BIRD cage Enlarge $125.25 HOI AN vietnamese SHIPWRECK cobalt blue BOX 15th CEN. Enlarge $74.74 HOI AN HOARD oriental LARGE PLATE medieval 15th CENTURY Enlarge $99.99 HOI AN HOARD medieval VASE flower BIRD jarlet POT jar Enlarge $54.54 Free shipping HOI AN HOARD antique INK WELL POT JAR mid 15th century Enlarge $45.45 Free shipping S&H is $7.00 in the USA $14.00 with priority mail outside the USA Priority mail takes 3-4 days Media Mail is slow and can take 2-3 weeks please contact seller for rates outside the USA I do accept credit cards through "PAYPAL". Background Information on the Auction and the Ceramics from the Butterfield's website : The Hoi An shipwreck contained a precious cargo of over 150,000 Vietnamese blue and white ceramics that display a richness of form and decoration previously unknown to art historians and scholars of the period. The recovery of the Hoi An ship's cargo is believed to redefine the art-historical relationship between Vietnam and China, enlarge knowledge of fifteenth/sixteenth century Asian trade, and revolutionize the scholarship and understanding of Vietnamese ceramics. Through a precedent-setting agreement, unique objects from the shipwreck hav... read more

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