Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-8th century BCE

Jade 'Bi' Disk

11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Strongly translucent, apple-green nephrite with brown streaks and with opaque, light brown areas where calcification has taken place

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

11th-8th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

0.9 x 11.2 cm (3/8 x 4 7/16 in.) unspecified: 205 g

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