Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Jade Disk with Pattern of Plastic Curls
475 BCE - 221 BCE
Dimensions
0.6 x 11.6 cm (1/4 x 4 9/16 in.) unspecified: 121 g
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