Porcelain Pot from "Hoi An Hoard Shipwreck 1400's" Pirate Gold Coins Treasure
Intact blue-on-white porcelain "Kendi Pot" (rare), from the "Hoi An Hoard" wreck from the late 1400's. (545grams, 5 1/2" tall and 5 1/2" in diameter. Among the neatest pieeces ever offered from this early wreck, basically a handle-less teapot with 3/4" opening at very top and very narrow (1/8") spout, theoretically for drinking straight form the spout, wiht design (in blue) of two lions on the body, flower petals around th top neck, all perfectly intact (just one tiny chip in top rim), most of glaze still intact, with a few barnacles still attached and Philippines National Museum sticker on plain bottom!