Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Jade 'Bi' Disk

possibly c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Variegated apple-green serpentine with grayish white clouds

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

1 x 14.4 cm (3/8 x 5 11/16 in.) unspecified: 308 g

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