Bronze turtle button “General Anxi Seal”

[Tonggui Button “General Anxi Seal”]

Tonggui Button “General Anxi Seal”, North Dynasty, printed 2.8 × 2.8 cm, 3.7 cm high
It is printed in bronze, gilded, tortoise button, white text, and Chinese seal character, which is read from the top right. Although the seal is chiseled, the print is neat and straightforward, the printing platform is high and thick, the tortoise body of the button is supported on four feet, the tortoise head is stretched forward, and the edge of the back armor is prominent, which is a typical form of the official seal of the Northern Dynasty
General Anxi, the name of military officer, first appeared in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, or along the border, and most of them were military support towns with high status. In the Northern Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties, it was ranked as the third grade to praise Xunyong.

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