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SUMMARY:Historical Shipwrecks in Singapore Waters: An Intimate Glance at their Ceramic Cargoes
DESCRIPTION:Remarkably\, the first ancient shipwreck ever found in Singapore waters is contemporary with 14th century Temasek\, and currently assumes this name. An excavation carried out in stages over four years resulted in the recovery of approximately 4.4 tonnes of ceramic shards and a handful of very significant intact pieces. The Temasek Wreck carried more Yuan dynasty blue-and-white porcelain than any other documented shipwreck in the world\, along with Longquan celadons\, shufu-ware and moulded qingbai-ware from Jingdezhen\, cruder qingbai-ware from Fujian kilns\, and brown-ware probably from Cizao (a town in Quanzhou). From the location of the site\, the many parallel finds from Singapore terrestrial sites\, and importantly a common dearth of large blue-and-white plates\, the ancient port of Singapore\, or Temasek\, was the most likely destination. \nThe second shipwreck has been identified as the Shah Muncher\, an Indian-built\, European-design Country Ship voyaging from Canton to Bombay. On 8th January 1796\, she was forced upon the rocks of Pedra Branca by the current. Approximately 5 tonnes of Chinese ceramics were recovered\, including an astounding variety of intact pieces. The Shah Muncher sank twenty-three years before Raffles re-established the port of Singapore. Nonetheless\, her cargo provides insights into the types of goods that would have been purchased by Singapore’s fledgling community along with those that would have been transhipped at the new port. \nThis talk\, which will be the 23rd annual William Willetts Lecture\, will begin at 4:00 pm SGT (immediately following SEACS’ 53 annual AGM\, which will be held prior to the lecture\, but is limited to SEACS members only). Our annual William Willetts Lecture is open to the public. For more information on the speaker and the event download the flyer here.
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