A Chinese 'Nanking Cargo' gold shoe-shaped ingot
Circa 1750
Of oval section, the ends flaring upwards and and with a slightly-raised rim, the top shallowly recessed and both sides with a vertical groove, one side stamped with two roundels of the character ji
5.5 cm. wide, 3 cm. deep, 3 cm. high at the up-turned ends, in wood box
A Chinese 'Nanking Cargo' gold shoe-shaped ingot
Circa 1750
Of oval section, the ends flaring upwards and and with a slightly-raised rim, the top shallowly recessed and both sides with a vertical groove, one side stamped with two roundels of the character ji
5.5 cm. wide, 3 cm. deep, 3 cm. high at the up-turned ends, in wood box
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