Ritual ImplementsChinese

Jade Disk in Two Segments

c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 8th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent bluish green stone with light gray and brownish markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

16 cm (6 5/16 in.) unspecified: 346 g

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