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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