Jade Disk with Relief Pattern of Hexagons
Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Jade Disk with Relief Pattern of Hexagons

206 BCE - 9 CE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Translucent, pale green nephrite with smoke-brown clouds and an opaque peripheral segment
Culture
Chinese
Period
Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE
Century
3rd century BCE-3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

0.3 x 14.1 cm (1/8 x 5 9/16 in.) unspecified: 113 g

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