National Museum of Asian Art
Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; bored from both sides, leaving median ridge; obverse has mottled shades of dark mahogany brown and cloudy areas of incipient disintegration, reverse of mottled golden browns, olive, and tan with scattered areas of gray incipient disintegration; surface contours irregular in thickness, several gouges or saw marks. (Slight chips on rim.)
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