Potsherd
This is a piece of Chinese porcelain associated with a ship wreck uncovered off the coast of the Banana Islands. The ship is thought to have been used by the 17th century Dutch East India Company. The porcelain was sent to the British Museum in the 1970s and identified as Ming Dynasty China from 1533 to 1619.
Further Information
- Type: Containers, vessels
- Object: Potsherd
- Materials: Ceramic
- Culture Group: Other
- Dimensions: Unknown
- Production Date: 1533 to 1619
- Associated Places: Bananna Islands (Place Found)
- Associated People: Mr. Michael Connally
- Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
- Accession Number: SLNM.1964.54.08A
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