0165 - Pottery measure. Stamped with the text on an imperial decree orderin...Front

Pottery measure. Stamped with the text on an imperial decree ordering the unification of the weight and measure systems of the country issued by Ch'in-shih-huang, the first Emperor of the Ch'in Dynasty, in the 26 th year of this reign (221 B.C.), it bears an eloquent testimony to the unification of the country under this emperor and the concentration of power in the central government. Ch'in Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). D. 20.4 cm. Unearthed in 1963 at Tsouhsien, Siantung Province.