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Notched disc

13th–11th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 222

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Object Information
  • 商至西周 牙璧
  • Title: Notched disc
  • Period: Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BCE) to Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
  • Date: 13th–11th century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Jade (nephrite)
  • Dimensions: Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
  • Classification: Jade
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.15
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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