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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
On View
On view
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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