Ritual ImplementsChinese9th-8th century BCE
Small Jade 'Huang' Disk Segment
late Western Zhou, 9th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE
Dimensions
5.8 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 6 g
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