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Pointed-tip knife With ideograms
| Uitgever | Yan, State of |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 601 BC - 400 BC |
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| Valuta | Knife money (601-400 BC) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Broad, flat blade with a pointed tip tapering asymmetrically toward the spine, separated from the elongated handle by a distinct shoulder. A raised Chinese ideogram appears in relief on the lower portion of the blade field. The handle is defined by two parallel raised ribs running its full length, terminating in a circular ring at the pommel end. The entire surface displays a natural olive-green patina consistent with ancient cast bronze, with areas of earthen encrustation. The piece is uniface in character, with all decorative and inscriptional elements confined to this principal face. |
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| Oplage | ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.16: 六 (Liu; six) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.17: 八 (Ba; eight) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.18: 十八 (Shi Ba; eighteen) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.19: 匕 (Bi) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.20: 卜 (Bu) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.21: 屮 (Che) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.22: 非 (Fei) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.23: 工 (Gong) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.24: 吉 (Ji) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.25: 己 (Ji; cyclical character) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.26: 日 (Ri; a circle) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.27: 上 (Shang) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.28: 行 (Xing) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.29: [Fish] - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.30: [Two-pronged trident] - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.31-32: Undeciphered ideogram - |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Yan occupied the northeastern frontier of the Zhou world, bordered by steppe cultures whose barter economies shaped local monetary forms long before cast coinage spread south. The pointed-tip knife money used in Yan — distinct from the明刀 types that followed — reflects this transitional period when the state was adapting nomadic tool-currency into something approaching standardized exchange. The ideograms cast into these pieces remain only partially decoded; scholars continue to debate whether they denote issuing authority, denomination, or mint location.