Ritual ImplementsChinese

Jade Disk in Three Segments

15th cent. BCE - 11 cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Originally translucent, deep brownish green nephrite has mostly turned opaque ocher, while some areas show white, softened substance resulting from calcification

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

10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.) unspecified: 89 g

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