Unfinished Chinese jade disc

An image of Disc. These discs were carved from slices taken from a block. A hole was drilled in the middle from one side, so the diameter of the hole is not even. The edges of the slice jade were cut to form a round disc shape and ground. As a result, discs from this Qijia culture area occur in various shapes, including round and oval. This one remains unfinished and as a result has a squared-off appearance. Nephrite, unfinished disc, length 21.5 cm, diameter 6.1 cm, 2100-1600 B.C. Chinese.

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Disc. These discs were carved from slices taken from a block. A hole was drilled in the middle from one side, so the diameter of the hole is not even. The edges of the slice jade were cut to form a round disc shape and ground. As a result, discs from this Qijia culture area occur in various shapes, including round and oval. This one remains unfinished and as a result has a squared-off appearance. Nephrite, unfinished disc, length 21.5 cm, diameter 6.1 cm, 2100-1600 B.C. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.49-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 960 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 641.63kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2007:11:27 12:50:47

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BC carved Chinese disc Fitz_AA jade nephrite

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