Ritual ImplementsChinese

Fragment of a Jade Collared Disk

14th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Fairly translucent, ivory-colored nephrite with traces of cinnabar and earth adhering to the surface

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

7.6 x 7 x 1.1 cm (3 x 2 3/4 x 7/16 in.) unspecified: 33 g

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