Bronze seal cast with “Songzixian Kaiguohou zhang”, Jin dynasty (265-420)

Bronze seal cast with “Songzixian Kaiguohou zhang”, Jin dynasty (265-420)

• Image Number: K1A001751N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Wei, Jin, Southern & Northern Dynasties (Six Dynasties)
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: emperor’s seal
• Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
• Description:
  The head of the turtle button is carved, and the shape of the turtle back belongs to the characteristics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The printed “Songzi County Founding Marquis Seal” has seven characters in white, and the pen is thin, which is the seal carved with a knife; In the Jin Dynasty, the title of “the founding of the country” was given to all the officials and men of the county. The head of the turtle was cut off because the owner of the seal might die.