Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-1st century BCE

Large Glass Disk

3rd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Light green glass, with a brittle, creamy brown surface layer

Culture

Chinese

Period

Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)

Century

3rd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 17.4 × Thickness 0.7 cm (6 7/8 × 1/4 in.) 473 g

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