Bronze seal with inscription “Tuyin ling yin”, Northern Wei dynasty, c. mid-5th century

Bronze seal with inscription “Tuyin ling yin”, Northern Wei dynasty, c. mid-5th century

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• Image Number: K1A000424N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Wei, Jin, Southern & Northern Dynasties (Six Dynasties)
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: emperor’s seal
• Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
• Description:
  The nose button has a thick print, and the printing knife chisels four characters of white text, “Yiyin Lingyin”. The strokes are rough and not neat, which is characteristic of the Northern and Southern Dynasties; “Tuyin” is the name of the county. The county has a county magistrate, which was set up in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The old city is in the northeast of Miyun County, Hebei Province, and was abolished in the Northern Qi Dynasty. The original impression is interpreted as “Bu Gen Ling Yin”.

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