Gold seal with tortoise-shaped knob inscribed with Chinese characters “Guan Zhong Hou Yin”- Hunan Museum
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Gold seal with tortoise-shaped knob inscribed with Chinese characters “Guan Zhong Hou Yin”
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Medium:Gold
Date:Jin Dynasty (265-420 CE)

Dimensions: Height.2.1cm; length.2.4cm; weight.125grams

Origin: Unearthed from the tomb No.20 at Chenjiadashan Mountain ,Changsha in 1957

“Marquis of Guanzhong” is an official title. According to the system of government posts in Han Dynasty, the marquis had his own manor which could include from a hundred to ten thousand households. But since the Three Kingdoms period (220-265), that official had nothing to do with manor.


This gold seal is square with a tortoise-shaped knob.  The tortoise with a shell and a hollow belly raises its head. The four intagliated Chinese characters in seal script which mean “the seal of Marquis of Guanzhong”, are inscribed boldly and vigorously. It’s as same as an historical book based on its quality and shape.