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Notched Disc
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Notched Disc

Maker Chinese, Longshan Culture
DateNeolithic period, c. 2300-1700 BCE or later
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumBrown nephrite
DimensionsThickness x Diameter: 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (0.6 x 13.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.272
Collections
DescriptionOf circular bi-shape and convex section, the edges with three equidistant notches and serrations, one surface etched with two lines at right angles, the jade of mottled brown color with a small area of calcification
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Chinese, Liangzhu culture
Neolithic period or later
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Zhou Dynasty (c.1050-256 BCE) or earlier
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Chinese, Longshan Culture
Neolithic Period, c. 2500-2000 BCE
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BCE)
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Neolithic Period or later
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Chorotega culture
1000-1550
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Miyanohara Ken
Showa Period (1926 – 1989), c. 1968
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Costa Rica, Nicoya, Chira Island
1200-1550
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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Chimu culture
1200-1476