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Description: Bronze tallies with inscriptions inlaid in gold from the Warring States Period, Chu State. Unearthed at Shouxian, Anhui Proince, 1957. From a set of five tallies issued in 323 BC by King Huai of Chu to a man named Qi, Lord of E. One tally is a permit to travel by land, the other a permit to travel by river.
Title: Bronze tallies with gold inscriptions
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