Lot 8419

Western Zhou, Pseudo-money, AE Bell Money (Zhong Qian or Ch'ung), period of the Spring-Autumn Annals, ca. 770-476 BC, For many years they have been considered a form of money by some authors but these have been found in tombs as sets of bells used for making music and sets include small bells up through large ones, each probably playing one note. Whether currency or not, they are interesting artifacts. Some with clappper intact. Fine collections of 14 items