• Disk (bi 璧)
  • Disk (bi 璧)

Disk (bi 璧)

Classification
Ceremonial Object
Maker(s)
Artist: Qijia culture 齊家 (ca. 2250-ca.1900 BCE)
Historical period(s)
Late Neolithic period, ca. 2500 BCE
Object Date
ca. 2500 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
Diam x D: 13.1 × 0.6 cm (5 3/16 × 1/4 in)
Origin
Northwest China
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1987.743

新石器時代晚期齊傢文化(公元前2250--1900年)
中國西北
軟玉
直徑13.1、厚0.6釐米
亞瑟 M. 賽克勒贈送
器物編號:S1987.743
On View Location
Currently not on view
Description
A tortoise shell-colored disk of plain form; yellowish jade with brown and black cloudy russet markings, and unpolished areas along the outer edge. The aperture drilled from one side.
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