Chu State spade-money at The British Museum, London
Chu State spade-money at The British Museum, London
Published 2015-12-11T14:14:44+00:00
Spade money worth 10 huo.
The Chu state in south-east China had a unique culture of its own, yet also interacted with other states. This is reflected in the variety of its coinage, from small bronze coins to spade money and gold ingots.
Chu was a hegemonic, Zhou dynasty era state. Following the trend of the time, the rulers of Chu declared themselves kings on an equal footing with the Zhou rulers from the time of King Wu in the early 8th century BC. Though initially inconsequential, removed to the south of the Zhou heartland and practising differing customs, Chu began a series of administrative reforms, becoming a successful expansionist state during the Spring and Autumn period. It was ultimately incorporated into the prestigious Zhou court and interstate relations as a viscounty, a title bestowed in order to pacify it. With its continued expansion Chu became a great if corrupt Warring States power, and its culture a major influence on the Han dynasty.
(Credit; Wikipedia)
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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)
Print on long edge with supports or short edge without supports, but there's a tendency for the part to be knocked over when printing tall.
Date published | 11/12/2015 |
Time to do | 10 - 20 minutes |
Material Quantity | 4g |
Dimensions | 30x75x6mm |
Technology | FDM |
Title | Chu State spade-money |
Date | 4thC BC-3rdC BC |
Dimension | Weight: 35.71 grammes Length: 105.6 millimetres Width: 40 millimetres |
Accession | 1913,1011.17 |
Period | Warring States period |
Medium | bronze |
Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1658409&partId=1&searchText=Chu+spade-money+&page=1 |
Place | British Museum |