Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE
Jade 'Bi' Disk
c. 4000 - c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
Diam. 17.6 x Thickness 0.7 cm (6 15/16 x 1/4 in.) Weight 311 g
Provenance
[A. W. Bahr, March 23, 1929] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1929-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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