Shipwreck Porcelain Cup from the Ca Mau Shipwreck 1730 Start Price USD 89.00 Current Price USD 89.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location Port Saint Lucie, Florida See more about 'Shipwreck Porcelain Cup from the Ca Mau Shipwreck 1730' Description A Blue and White Porcelain Chinese Tea Bowl, recovered from the Ca Mau shipwreck (1730). The tea bowl measures 2 1/2 inches across the top, and stands 1 1/2 inches tall. The Ca Mau shipwreck was first discovered by fishermen off the coast of southern Vietnam in 1998. Excavations were carried out during 1998-1999 under the supervision of a team led by the National Museum of Vietnamese History. It is believed that the shipwreck was that of a ship involved in trading Chinese ceramics and that the ship was en route from China to Europe and carried Chinese ceramics dated to the Yongzheng period (1723-1735) made by kilns in provinces of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong. The ship carried some thin porcelain blue and white tea bowls and saucers. The ship was identified as the Ca Mau. Place a Bid!