Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)
National Museum of Asian Art

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

Jade (nephrite)
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; bored from both sides leaving slight median ridge; finely mottled reddish browns with one greenish streak of much harder material (jade [?]); satin smooth surface, irregular proportions in diameter and thickness. (Rim chipped.)

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