Period:Shang dynasty Production date:15thC BC-10thC BC
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, bevelled,
Dimensions:Width: 11.30 centimetres
Description:
Hsuan-ki o (xuanji) of pale green translucent jade with greyish brown inclusions with soft polish. The disc with three notches and three pairs of serrations between the notches form the outer rim; the sides of a large perforation have been bevelled and polished round.
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Comments:Neolithic or Shang. This disc was probably originally cut from a complete circle. The inner hole is neatly cut and almost completely circular and its bevelled sides are well polished. The outer serrations consist of three large points created by cutting steps in three arcs. Along each of the arcs are pairs of double notches which are carefully curved. As these notched discs are extremely rare, they almost all differ from one another in the exact configuration of points and notches. An approximately similar arrangement is found on a disc from Anyang Xiaotun. It is likely that the disc, although found at the late Shang site of Anyang, dates to the late neolithic period. See Rawson 1995, p.163, cat.no.8.1.
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, bevelled,
Dimensions:Width: 11.30 centimetres
Description:
Hsuan-ki o (xuanji) of pale green translucent jade with greyish brown inclusions with soft polish. The disc with three notches and three pairs of serrations between the notches form the outer rim; the sides of a large perforation have been bevelled and polished round.
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Comments:Neolithic or Shang. This disc was probably originally cut from a complete circle. The inner hole is neatly cut and almost completely circular and its bevelled sides are well polished. The outer serrations consist of three large points created by cutting steps in three arcs. Along each of the arcs are pairs of double notches which are carefully curved. As these notched discs are extremely rare, they almost all differ from one another in the exact configuration of points and notches. An approximately similar arrangement is found on a disc from Anyang Xiaotun. It is likely that the disc, although found at the late Shang site of Anyang, dates to the late neolithic period. See Rawson 1995, p.163, cat.no.8.1.
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