CHINA, ancient bronze parasol spoke cap
$15.00
CHINA, HAN Dynasty, c. 200 BC-200 AD, parasol spoke cap, flat topped conic cylinder with a hook to hold the cloth, bronze, 141mm long, 27.88g, supplier called it “chang gao,” big hole in the side, otherwise VF
Out of stock
Description
The larger parasols were meant for use on chariots. Chariots were used in war, but they were also used in parades. The parasols were to shade the high class people in the chariots from the sun.
China is like the world: it has everything in it. The current evidence shows that there were people “everywhere” by about 12,000 years ago. In China they started writing stuff down about 5000 years ago, roughly the same time as Egypt and Sumer. The Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations are gone, but China is still here.
Over the decades I’ve been selling collectibles my market has been about 97% coins, 2% paper money, 1% everything else.
