Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE
Jade Slit Disk (Jue)
c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
0.4 x 6 cm (3/16 x 2 3/8 in.) unspecified: 23 g
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