Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Jade Disk with Pattern of Plastic Curls
475 BCE - 221 BCE
Dimensions
0.5 x 12.6 cm (3/16 x 4 15/16 in.) unspecified: 118 g
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