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1952.10.011

Piece of knife money. [MdeA 12/4/2000]

1952.10.011

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Collection type
Object
Description
Piece of knife money. [MdeA 12/4/2000]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person
Field collector William Cohn
PRM source William Cohn
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1122-481 BC
Date collected
By 1952
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1952
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Length: max 185 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1952.10.011
Research and responses

The Museum of Eastern Art came into being in 1949 when the Chinese ceramics collection and the Indian collections of the Ashmolean Museum were amalgamated to form the Museum of Eastern Art, which was located in the Indian Institute. In 1962 the collections were moved back to the Ashmolean, and the Museum of Eastern Art ceased to exist, it became the Department of Eastern Art within the Ashmolean. [El.B 22/08/2011]

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Currency, Writing, Knife, Token, Inscription