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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | Chinese
| | Title: | Knife money
| | Date Made: | 400-220 BCE (Eastern Zhou period-Warring States period)
| | Type: | Coin/Numismatic
| | Materials: | Bronze
| | Place Made: | Asia; China; Qi State; Shandong area
| | Measurements: | Overall: 7 1/8 in x 1 1/8 in x 1/8 in; 18.1 cm x 2.9 cm x .3 cm
| | Accession Number: | MH 2000.17.INV
| | Credit Line: | Source and date of acquisition unknown
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Legend in Chinese characters (third character worn) on the blade, raised lines on the handle.
Obverse legend: [Chinese characters] (transilteration: "Qi Fa Hua", translation: "Qi legal money")
Reverse: Three raised lines and Chinese character (completely worn) on blade, raised lines on the handle.
Subjects:
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