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| 正面描述 | Cast tin ingot of elongated, straight clamp form with three upward-projecting lug ears: two at the terminal ends and one centrally positioned along the upper edge. The body presents a cylindrical, slightly flattened profile with rounded shoulders, the surface exhibiting characteristic casting roughness, pitting, and natural oxidation patina consistent with aged tin alloy. The lower face is concave and irregular, reflecting the open-mould casting technique employed. No inscriptions, devices, or decorative elements are present; the form itself served as the primary indicator of value. |
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| 边缘 | Irregular |
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Clamp money — known in Thai as "ngoen khip" — circulated across mainland Southeast Asia for several centuries as a practical trade medium in regions where Chinese cast coinage and later European specie were either scarce or refused. The folded, pinched form was not ornamental; it allowed rapid tactile verification of the metal without scales, and stacks could be bundled efficiently for transport along riverine trade routes connecting Lan Na, the Shan states, and the upper Mekong corridor.
Tin was the dominant monetary metal in this zone precisely because the peninsula sat atop some of the world's most productive alluvial tin deposits. Assigning a tight date range to individual specimens remains difficult — production was decentralized, unregulated, and continued in some areas well into the nineteenth century.