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Ritual Disc (Bi)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Ritual Disc (Bi)

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist
DateZhou Dynasty (c.1050-256 BCE) or earlier
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumGreen nephrite
DimensionsThickness x Diameter: 1/4 x 10 3/16 in. (0.6 x 25.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.270
Collections
DescriptionThis semi-translucent stone of soft olive-green color with opaque buff mottling and some dark brown coloring in areas that show signs of alteration from burial, the inner and outer edges well finished and the stone with a high, soft polish, some chips
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