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English: Bronze zhou jie with gold inlay.
  • Warring States Period (475 - 221 B.C.)
  • Excavated at Shou County, Anhui Province, 1957
This shou jie (shipping pass) was issued by the King of Chu to Prince Qi, Lord of E. Prefecture. Such permits, reserved for royalty and aristocrats, specified the kind and quantity of goods to be transported; they also stated tax exemptions and tariffs. Verification of its authenticity consisted of the perfectly fitted halves of a section of bamboo.
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