Disk (bi 璧)
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Period
ca. 3300-2250 BCE -
Geography
Lake Tai region, China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
Diam x D: 18.1 x 1.5 cm (7 1/8 x 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F2000.10.1a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2000.10.1a-b
Object Details
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Description
Mottled jade bi 璧, greenish jade with rust mottling throughout the plain circular disk. -
Provenance
To 2000Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz (1913-2001). [1]From 2000Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz. [2]Notes:[1] According to Collections Management Notes #2, “Gift accepted 12/21/00 before Mrs. Lorentz' death on 1/27/01, however this item was included as a bequest to the Freer in her will as number #(xxi) and noted as:"mottled jade Bi, greenish jade with rust mottling throughout the plain circular disc, diameter 7 inches."[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz (1913-2001) -
Origin
Lake Tai region, China -
Culture
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE -
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
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