Tanjung
Simpang
ship


  Ceramic artefacts
Type number & description
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1: Biscuit ring bowl
The bowl has s-shaped sides, and usually a biscuit ring in the well, although some examples are fully glazed. On the exterior there is uneven glaze around a high foot-ring. The rough white clay shows evidence of re-oxidizing, with a pinkish hue in some cases. The base is recessed.
Diameter: 15-16.5cm
Biscuit ring bowl, interior
Biscuit ring bowl exterior
2: Green-glazed porcellanous dish
The glaze varies in colour from a pale green to a deeper olive green. The interior is incised with stylized scrolls. The exterior is plain and the glaze stops short of the high footring. The base is recessed and the clay is a creamy white colour.
Diameter: 14.5-15cm
Green glazed porcellanous dish interior
Green glazed porcellanous dish exterior
3: Olive-glazed bowl
The medallion is delineated by a circular incision with four indentations on the everted mouth rim of the bowl. On some examples straight lines run down from these notches to the medallion. The exterior is plain and the glaze stops short of the foot-ring, with a recessed base. The clay is creamy white.
Diameter: 12-12.5cm
Olive glazed bowl interior
Olive glazed bowl exterior
4: Olive brown-glazed bowl
The medallion is delineated by a circular incision similar to type 3. The cavetto is incised with stylised scrolls, whilst the exterior is incised with a series of vertical lines. The bowl has a straight rim, a recessed base, creamy white clay and a high foot-ring.
Diameter: small 12-14cm, large 17-18cm
Olive brown glazed bowl interior
Olive brown glazed bowl exterior
5: Olive green bowl
The boundary of the medallion is an incised circle, with stylized scrolls on the cavetto of most examples. The exterior is usually incised with a series of vertical lines, although some examples are plain on both the exterior and interior. The mouth rim is everted and the base is recessed.
Diameter: 11-13cm
Olive green bowl interior
Olive green bowl exterior
6: Olive green dish
This type of dish has an incised medallion with a lotus flower motif; the exterior is plain. The glaze extends up to and over the footring in some cases. The clay is creamy white, the base is recessed, and the rim is straight.
Diameter: 14-14.5cm
Olive green dish interior
Olive green dish exterior
7: Brown-glazed kendi
The kends are in two sizes; the spout of the smaller vessels has a nipple, whereas the spout of the larger vessels is plain. The neck has two raised circular bands around the circumference. The body has one band; below this the body undulates and is incised with diagonal lines. The flat base and the lowermost portion of the kendi are unglazed.
Height: small 11cm, large 12cm
Brown glazed kendi
Neck of brown glazed kendi
Spout of brown glazed kendi
8: Porcellanous ewer
The ewer has a light green glaze and the body is incised with a series of lotus petals. The curved spout is cut flat at the top and the ribbed loop handle is luted to the shoulder and neck. The clay is white, and on some examples the recessed base has Chinese characters painted in iron oxide.
Height: 15cm
Porcellanous ewer
Base of porcellanous ewer
Spout of porcellanous ewer
Handle of porcellanous ewer
9: Mercury bottle
The everted mouth rim and the shoulders of the bottle are brown-glazed, with the remainder of the bottle unglazed. The base is flat and the clay is grey.
Height: 18-18.5cm
Mercury bottle
10: Brown-glazed urn
The ovoid shaped urn has an everted lip, with four lug handles attached to the shoulder. Only the base and the lowermost portion are unglazed. The clay is grey. Some examples have Chinese characters painted in iron oxide on the flat base.
Height: small 14cm, medium 18cm, large 27cm
Brown glazed urn
 
Base of brown glazed urn
11: Brown-glazed ewer
The ewer has a long neck with an everted mouth rim, and a ridge at the joint of neck and body. The rib looped handle is broad, and flows from the neck to the shoulder. Two ring-handles each have two arrow shaped incisions. The lower portion of the vessel is unglazed, as is the flat base. The clay is grey.
Height: 22.5cm
Brown glazed ewer
 
Handle of brown glazed ewer
12: White ewer
The ewer has a light green glaze with a sequence of incised vertical lines around the body. The upper and lower portion of the vessel have been crudely joined at mid-body. The neck is melon shaped, and the shoulder has a series of moulded floral patterns. The spout is curved, and cut flat at the end. The handles on both examples are broken. The base is slightly recessed; the clay is white.
Height: 10.5cm
White ewer
Spout of white ewer
13: Large olive bowl
The bowl has an incised circular medallion with a Chinese character in the center and stylized scrolls throughout the cavetto. The exterior is incised with a succession of vertical lines, and the glaze stops short of the foot-ring. The base is recessed and the clay is creamy white.
Diameter: 23.5cm
Large olive bowl interior Large olive bowl exterior
14: Covered box
The covered box has remained sealed since the date of manufacture. It is moulded with a sequence of vertical incisions. A ridge extends either side of the lower and upper portions of the box. On the top is a raised circular section with a floral motif in the centre. The base is slightly concave with white clay.
Diameter: 11cm
Covered box
Top of covered box
15: Brown-glazed teapot
The teapot has a slightly curved spout, which is cut flat at the top and has a plain handle. The glaze covers all but the lowermost portions of the teapot and the base. Both examples recovered have Chinese characters painted in iron oxide on the base.
Height: 7cm
Brown glazed teapot
Spout of brown glazed teapot
Handle of brown glazed teapot
16: Black-glazed storage jar
The jar has an everted rim and straight long neck with four lug handles on the shoulder. The glaze extends down almost to the base. The clay is grey.
Height: 40cm
Black glazed storage jar
17: Green-glazed saucer
The one example recovered is very thin and covered by a glaze of qingbai type. The body appears to be porcelain (rather than porcellanous) and to have been fired at a very high temperature. The central medallion features a stylized floral scroll. The exterior is plain and the base is flat. The clay is white.
Diameter: 8.5cm
Green glazed saucer interior
Green glazed saucer exterior

Some of the shards were also of interest:

Neck of brown glazed storage jar with large lugs
Neck of brown glazed storage jar with large lugs

Bulbous kendi spout
Bulbous kendi spout

Shard of Cizhou ware
Cizhou ware


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20 July 2003