Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Jade Disk with Relief Pattern of Hexagons

206 BCE - 220 CE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent, bluish celadon-green nephrite with whitish streaks at the perimeter

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

Century

3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 14.9 x Thickness 0.6 cm (5 7/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 279 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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