McAteer said all the information helped them " identify it as a product of the early Ming period" .

麦克特尔说，所有的信息都帮助他们" 确认这只碗是明朝早期的作品。"

" It's always quite astounding to think that it ... still happens, that these treasures can be discovered, " McAteer said.

" 找到宝物这样的事还会发生，一想到这一点就总会觉得震惊，" 麦克特尔说。

McAteer said it is possible the bowl was passed down through generations of the same family who did not know how special it was.

麦克特尔称，这只碗可能是在家族内世代相传下来的，而他们不知道这只碗有多特别。

McAteer said only six other such bowls are known to exist, and most of them are in museums. No others are in the United States.

麦克特尔指出，目前已知的这类瓷碗只有6件，大多数都位于博物馆里。美国其他地区也没有这类瓷碗。