Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-14th century BCE

Small, Heavy Jade Ring-Disk

c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 14th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Whitish green nephrite with markings and a short, dark vein; traces of cinnabar

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

16th-14th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

1 x 5.9 cm (3/8 x 2 5/16 in.) unspecified: 60 g

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