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Bi Disc with notches; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Bi Disc with notches
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
This jade disc has a circular hole in the center, and is carved in a way that the jade appears to be turning around this central point, almost in the shape of a hurricane symbol if it were to have three prongs. On each of the three prongs are three evenly spaced raised bumps.
Object Creation Date
circa 15th century BCE - 11th century BCE
Accession Number
2009/2.110
Medium and Support
jade
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rank 18.20130
Primary Keywords
circle (plane figure)
jade art objects
jade carvings
jades

Pig; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Pig
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Jade carved horizontally in the shape of a pig.
Object Creation Date
206 BCE - 220 CE
Accession Number
2009/2.112
Medium and Support
jade
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rank 18.20130
Primary Keywords
jade art objects
jade carvings
jades
pig
seal prints

Jade cong cylinder with low relief design; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jade cong cylinder with low relief design
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
jade cylinder with square shaped exterior and round interior, shallow relief carver on each side, possible representing zoomorphic designs that have been worn off. Dark jade material with many striations and mottles. Come in custom-designed silk box enclosed in a fine hardwood box. The inscription on wooden box indicates that the object was once part of the Duan Fang collection in late 19th century. Duan Fang was a Manchu stateman and reknowned antiquarian. His inscription date the object to the Zhou period. Recent archaeological work suggests that the object was probably made in the late 3rd millennium B.C.E. and remained in circulation by Shang period of the late 2nd millennium B.C.E.
Century
13th-11th century BCE
Object Creation Date
1300 BCE - 1100 BCE
Accession Number
1971/2.102
Medium and Support
dark green nephrite with white streaks
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rank 12.19511
Primary Keywords
jade art objects
ritual
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