Qi (Ch'i) Knife, China, ca 400 BCE
Qi (Ch'i) Knife, China, ca 400 BCE
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Qi (Ch'i) knife
- China, ca 400 BCE
- Obverse Image: Two lines on handle, text unreadable.
- Obverse Text: N/A
- Reverse Image: Two lines on handle.
- Reverse Text: N/A
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- knife money
- heavy sword
- date made
- ca 400 BCE
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 184 mm x 29 mm x 3 mm; 7 1/4 in x 1 5/32 in x 1/8 in
- ID Number
- NU.79.112.OC1742
- accession number
- 1979.1263
- catalog number
- 79.112.OC1742
- Credit Line
- Chase Manhattan Bank
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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