Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship (29 page)

Expensive glass fit for drinking wine, and worthy of a merchant ship captain, recovered intact from the
Golden Fleece.

Pirates carved dice from bone. Note the spiked corners, likely to prevent sliding on wavy seas (on display at the lab of the Oficina Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural Subacuático, Santo Domingo).

Silver treasure coin recovered from the
Golden Fleece.

Pirate beads, and a bowl, both recovered from the
Golden Fleece.

Cereal bowl, with uneaten porridge still inside, from the
Golden Fleece.

Table setting fit for a pirate, along with a treasure dessert (on display at the laboratory of the Oficina Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural Subacuático, Santo Domingo).

Bannister could have taken off a man’s arm with one swipe of this sword (on display at the laboratory of the Oficina Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural Subacuático, Santo Domingo).