Artifact Image 2_Iron ballast_Iziko

Iron ballast recovered from the São José slave ship wreck undergoing treatment. The ballast was used to weigh down the slave ship and its human cargo. Photo courtesy Iziko Museums

Iron ballast recovered from the São José slave ship wreck undergoing treatment. The ballast was used to weigh down the slave ship and its human cargo.

Photo courtesy Iziko Museums

Iron ballast recovered from the São José slave ship wreck undergoing treatment. The ballast was used to weigh down the slave ship and its human cargo.

Photo courtesy Iziko Museums

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