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Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
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This ancient jade disk was admired by the Qianlong emperor, who had a poetic encomium inscribed along its edge.
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西汉 玉璧
Title: Ritual Disk (Bi)
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: Diam. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm); D. 3/16 in. (.5 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Accession Number: 50.145.141
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