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Bronze seal inscribed with “Changsha Chengxiang”(Chancellor of Changsha)
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Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
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Dimensions: Height: 1.45cm; length: 2.2cm; width: 2.2cm

Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.2 at Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province in 1973

The bronze seal has a tortoise-shaped knob.

At the bottom of the seal, four Chinese characters “Changsha Chengxiang” were inscribed. “Changsha” refers to the state (today’s Hunan province) and “Chengxiang” is an official title equivalent to chancellor, which infers the position of the owner of the seal Li Cang, the occupant of Mawangdui Tomb No.2.


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