| | | 4th or 3rd Century BC Chinese Nose Beads | The Zhou Dynasty (
1125 - 255 BC ) paved
the way for the first
unification of China
in 221 BC. During the
Zhou dynasty, China
evolved from a feudal
state with power
divided among vassals
to one with a strong
centralized
government. The
practice of casting
weapons, farm
implements and coins
out of iron and
copper had begun
during this time,
permitting the Zhou
to grow considerably.
This was a time of
great prosperity that
would not be seen
again in China for
many centuries.
Included in this was
the development of
money, which changed
from it's old form to
one where coins
acquired inscriptions
of various types,
mostly referring to
weights, values and
location of origin.
In this case there is
an ancient 'cowrie'
shaped piece, but
with the addition of
the wording, know as
i'pi'chien or ant-
nose money.
Each high quality
piece dates from the
3rd Century before
Christ and bears a
hole for easy
handling in quantity.
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