Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Jade 'Bi' Disk

c. 3300 - c. 2000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Cream-colored nephrite with light brown markings and a dark brown area at the edge

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2200 BCE

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 13.8 x Thickness 1.2 cm (5 7/16 x 1/2 in.) Weight 373 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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