Beach Find in Key West Identification.

[Docadam]

Hello, I just got back from Key West where I found time to MD on the Navy base next to the water. I found a lot of junk but also found an old piece of jewelry that appears to be silver but I need help identifying it. It was found straight West of the Atocha wreck.

 

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[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Interesting find! Looks Asian.

 

[ARC]

Piece of Siam jewelry.

 

[ARC]

Here is an example...

 

[Red_desert]

It was found straight West of the Atocha

Atocha and other ships the hurrican winds brought them safely into Gulf of Mexico, then back out around some sinking. China supplied a lot of Asian goods for Manila galleons which were moved to fleets. Not sure if a Chinese wreck could be in that area.

 

[ARC]

Atocha and other ships the hurrican winds brought them safely into Gulf of Mexico, then back out around some sinking. China supplied a lot of Asian goods for Manila galleons which were moved to fleets. Not sure if a Chinese wreck could be in that area.

Siam jewelry only existed and was made from the 30's to the 80's'.
Siam does not exist anymore... it is now Thailand.

 

[Red_desert]

More of a modern Asian piece. It would be interesting to see the China goods as for jewelry artifact of that Spanish fleet time period.

The Manila Galleon Trade (1565–1815) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The so-called Manila Galleon (“Nao de China” or “Nao de Acapulco”) brought porcelain, silk, ivory, spices, and myriad other exotic goods from China to Mexico in exchange for New World silver.

www.metmuseum.org

 

[ARC]

More of a modern Asian piece.

Correct... not from Atocha.

 

[Red_desert]

I added a link to article (post above). Apparently Asian influence impacted Mexican artists and even silk designs. Some of what Manila galleons brought from China never left the Americas.