Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-11th century BCE

Jade Collared Disk

16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Fine-grained, smoothly polished, dark grayish green, faintly translucent nephrite with irregular, lighter veins

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

16th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 13.5 x Max. Th. at collar 1.2 cm (5 5/16 x 1/2 in.) Th. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.) 99 g

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