Ritual ImplementsChinese8th-5th century BCE

Ornate Jade Slit Disk (one of a pair)

770 BCE - 476 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Green, highly translucent nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE

Century

8th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

0.2 x 4.5 cm (1/16 x 1 3/4 in.) unspecified: 9 g

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