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

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

ca. 2000-1000 BCE

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

Large perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; of slate-colored material completely colored with a chalky coating stained from cream to warm tan; a structural cutting defect on one surface and some unevenness in contour.

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