An inscribed bronze tiger tally, Ming dynasty | 明 銅錯銀「桂陽太守」虎符

An inscribed bronze tiger tally

Ming dynasty

 明 銅錯銀「桂陽太守」虎符

inscribed to the spine in silver inlay with an eleven-character inscription reading yu Guiyang taishou wei hufu zuo jia er (tiger tally for the governor of Guiyang, left, jia, second) (2)

銘文：

與桂陽太守為虎符左甲二

Length 4⅝ in., 11.8 cm