Jade Segment of a Large Disk
Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Jade Segment of a Large Disk

c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Opaque brownish gray nephrite enclosing a large area of translucent bluish green nephrite with whitish clouds
Culture
Chinese
Period
Neolithic period
Century
4th-3rd millennium BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

0.8 x 8.1 x 19.8 cm (5/16 x 3 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.) unspecified: 302 g

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