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Description: | Bronze imperial tally cast in two parts, in the form of a crouching tiger. The tiger crouches with its tail curled up over its back and head resting on its front paws. The two inner surfaces are hollow, one side with three small triangular indentations and the other with three corresponding triangular prongs to enable the tally to interlock. There is an imperial edict in seal script inscribed in gold on the back and sides of both parts of the tally, bearing an order to move soldiers. Some parts of the gold inlaid inscription are very worn. Description Source: Rawson, J. 1980. Ancient China. London: British Museum Publications for the Trustees of the British Museum, p. 189 | Subjects: | implements and utensils unspecified warfare hunting and fishing equipment tally warfare | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=209... | Go to resource |
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