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Sep 12, 2012
Sep 12, 2012
Ceremonial Disk with Grain Pattern (Bi)
Ceremonial Disk with Grain Pattern (Bi)
475–221 BC
China, Warring States period
(475-221 BC)
Jade (nephrite)
Diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1952.567
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Jade disks of later centuries developed from the Neolithic period’s plain design to incorporate dense surface decoration. This example bears raised dots with finely incised spirals--so-called grain patterns--arranged in diagonal rows.
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