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Vietnam , XVth - Grey-blue glazed ceramic opium...

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Vietnam , XVth - Grey-blue glazed ceramic opium box, with geometric and vegetal decoration , circa 1470, diameter: 6.4 cm, height: 4.4 cm, weight: 10 gr , a chip on the neck, small chips on the edge of the lid. Provenance: Hoi An wreck discovered off the coast of Vietnam, dated 1449 thanks to the wood on the bow. Ceramics from this wreck were produced in Chu Dou, Hai Duong province, Vietnam. The objects were found at a depth of 70 meters by SAGA, a Malaysian excavation company, and then legally exported from Vietnam by the state-owned company VISAL. Certificate of authenticity enclosed,