Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Small Jade Disk with Pattern of Plastic Curls
475 BCE - 221 BCE
Dimensions
0.4 x 4.7 cm (3/16 x 1 7/8 in.) unspecified: 14 g
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