ARTEFACTS TO TREASURE: January 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

Museum Donation

Donation of artifacts to the National Museum of Malaysia.

Bronze Blade

Bronze and gold inlaid sword (extremely rare) from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period, c 300 BC

Length : 48.5 cm
Width : 3.9 cm

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Antique Model Ship

Ancient models of ships used by seafarers of the South-East Asian region.

Length : 102cm

Height : 57cm (without stand), 69cm (with stand)

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Length : 114cm

Height : 84.5cm (without stand), 102cm (with stand)

Spanish Bell

Bronze Spanish Bell salvaged from the ocean floor with the inscription S Antonio Padva dated to the 18th century.

Height : 59cm

Diameter : 61cm
Weight : aprox 400 kg

Bronze Cauldron

Bronze Cauldron approximated to be from the early chinese dynasties.

Top Diameter : 45 cm
Height : 83 cm
Weight : 29 kg

Bronze Ware

Ancient chinese bronze ware probably used for decorative purposes.

Serial No : BN1001
Width : 31 cm
Length : 15 cm

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Serial No : BN1004
Height : 20 cm
Width : 12.1 cm

Serial No : BN1003
Width : 15 cm
Height : 17 cm

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Serial No : BN1005 Width : 28.7 cm Height : 0.75 cm

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Serial No : BN1002
Width : 17 cm
Length : 42 cm

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Jade Pixiu

Extremely rare large jade tiger, a symbol of authority, from Warring States' period, circa 300BC

Length   : 46 cm
Width    : 10 cm
Height   : 25 cm
Weight : 7.5 kg

White Jade Elephant

Length   : 17.4 cm
Width    : 16.2 cm
Height : 9.7 cm
Weight   : 4031 gm

Jade Urn

Top Diameter : 4.4 cm
Mid Diameter : 16 cm
Height : 20.2 cm
Weight : 4398 gm

15th Century Chinese Ceramics from the Hongzhi Period

The blue-and-white porcelains exhibited here were made during the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, also known as the Hongzhi Silver Age. The ceramics date to the late fifteenth century (circa 1490, Mid-Ming Dynasty Era) with forms and decoration that are typical of the export wares of the period. The porcelains were made at Jingdezhen, the location of the Ming imperial porcelain factory.

This collection of blue-and-white porcelains is unique because they are similar to ones found in the "Lena Cargo" shipwreck and there arent many such finds of this type available publicly.