Underwater Archaeology / Underwater Cultural Heritage / Historic Shipwrecks Historical Romance [Description] Item: Chinese Four-Eared Jar (Shijiko), Hand-Molded with Ears Origin: Cargo from a shipwreck during the Age of Exploration Measurements: Height 11.5cm x Width (Body Diameter) 13.5cm x Mouth Diameter (Outer) 9.0cm (Inner) 6.5cm Weight: 498g Provenance: Purchased from an antique shop in New Orleans, USA. [Details] This Chinese four-eared jar is an artifact excavated underwater off the coast of Florida. Although there is no "Certificate of Authenticity," it is presumed to have been cargo from a Spanish ship that wrecked off the coast of Florida during the Age of Exploration and the colonization of the Americas. The condition is remarkably good, considering it was submerged on the seabed for several hundred years along with the sunken ship. As an excavated artifact, it is a valuable, undamaged, and complete small jar, with no chips, cracks, or breaks. What was inside this "four-eared jar"? What was the contents? It's a historical romance. The attached seashells also represent the passage of time. [Supplement] From 1492 to the 18th century, Spain gathered a large amount of treasures from the Caribbean Sea, and further, along with treasures and trade goods transported across the Pacific, they were transshipped in Havana, Cuba, a power base in the New World, and transported to Spain. Spanish conquistadors and merchants, sailed along the coast of Florida, laden with the wealth of the New World, but were hindered by many obstacles. Raging epidemics, primitive navigational instruments, destructive hurricanes, dangerous coral reefs, pirates, and the naval power of the hostile English, French, and Dutch. This Chinese four-eared jar, which has been submerged on the seabed for a long time, quietly tells the story of "an era when movement by sailing ship was the only means and was exposed to various dangers of the vast ocean."