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Title
Money: knife
Description
One blade-shaped bronze knife coin. Coin presents moulded ring at one end and an obtuse bend half-way down its length. Of the so-called 'Ming Knife' variety from ~400-220 BCE.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
136.21x17.10mm (l x w)
Museum Ac. No.
C1957.451
Usage Rights
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Period
Warring States Period (475-220 BCE)
Collection
Citation
“Money: knife,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed November 23, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/928.