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Circular Disk (Bi)
Circular Disk (Bi)

Circular Disk (Bi)

1st century B.C.
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueJade, nephrite
Dimensions5.9 cm. diameter of disc; 2.0cm. diameter of perforation
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.971
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceBought by Mr. Okakura in Peking, May 1912.
12th century B.C.
late 3rd millennium B.C.
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early 3rd millennium B.C.
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about 1200–1000 B.C.