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This
wreck was discovered at a depth of 46 meters, 40 nautical
miles offshore from Kuantan, West Malaysia. Four years of
excavations were completed in September 1998.
The
recovered cargo from the Royal Nanhai includes 20,973 pieces
of pottery. The largest portion is celadon in various shapes
from the Si-Satchanalai, or 'Sawankhalok' kilns. Eighty percent
of the pottery severely deteriorated, partly due to its long
submersion.
More
than 2,600 ceramics from the cargo were donated to the National
Museum in Kuala Lumpur where they will always be available
for future study. Another assemblage of representative wares
was given to the Pekan Museum in Pahang State for the same
purpose.
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