Notched jade bi disk
| Accession Nr.: | 4083 |
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| Type: | jade |
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Neolitic and Shang dynasty; 2000–1200 BCE
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| Materials: | jade |
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| Dimensions: | diameter: 19.6 cm |
Translucent light green jade with an especially fine polishing. According to Sinologist Jessica Rawson, bi-disks were marked with notches as far back as the second millennium BC with the intention of archaisation, of evoking a past age of glory. Neolithic period-Shang dynasty