Martavan from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw'; Martavaan from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw'; complete. The barrel has an egg-shaped wall with three small ears lying high on the shoulder. The object has a small mouth; a large concave stand with a light foot profile; a short neck with a flattened lip flipped out. The base is roughly finished. The shard has black and white contaminants. There are many scratches and pits in the irregular wall. The enamel is gray from the lip to the shoulder; below it is brown. On the belly are traces of a rope that has been around the pot; Saint Helena; Dutch East India Company; anonymous; China; before 1613; stoneware; porcelain (material); h 50 cm d 13.5 cm d 42 cm