Bi Disc

(Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture)

Bi Disc

Dateca. 2500 BCE
Mediummottled green-brown jade
Dimensionsobject: 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (diam.) (1.3 x 14.6 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Alex Liao
Object number2011.49.3
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Chinese
On View
Not on view
Bi Disc
China, Qijia culture
ca. 2500 BCE
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China
ca. 2500 BCE
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China
ca. 3000-2000 BCE
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China
Neolithic period- Shang dynasty, circa 2000 BCE
Libation Cup
China
19th century
Grey-green Jade with White Streaks
China
Late Eastern Zhou, Warring States period (481-221 BCE)
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China
12th-11th century BCE
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