Ancient Chinese bronze foot measure, 500-250 BCE
- Made:
- 500-250 BCE in China
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One of two Chinese bronze Foot' (Chi'h) measures
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One of two Chinese bronze "Foot" (Chi'h) measures, period of "Warring States", B.C.500-B.C.250, about 9-inch long, flat and marked with hard white water patina like enamel and showing divisions into 10ths
Ancient Chinese bronze foot (Chi'h) rule made around 500-250 BCE, during the so-called 'Warring States' period. The rule is marked with one-tenth subdivisions.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1938-329/1
- Materials:
- bronze and incomplete
- type:
- rules (measuring devices) and foot measures
- credit:
- John Sparks Ltd.
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