Detail View: National Palace English: Jade serrated Bi disc
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Work ID:
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M01C00030
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Title:
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Jade serrated Bi disc
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Creation Date:
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Shang Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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B.C.1600
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End Year Date:
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B.C.1100
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Dynasty:
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05 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 ~1100 B.C.)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Diameter: 14.49 cm; Thickness: 0.5 cm
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Material:
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Jade
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Form:
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Ya Bi (jade serrated bi disc)
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Type:
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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This green jade shows an uneven tinge of green with a semi-translucent, brownish red speck of varying hue.The plain disc has four sharp teeth at the edge, and between any two teeth is a set of fine teeth. All the teeth are blunt, especially the squared set-teeth, which is a common Shang Dynasty feature. A conjecture is that this type of tooth-discs are rare, and only a few have been excavated. Many scholars considered the toothed-disc as an astronomical device called "chuanji" in the past, but this perspective has been rejected.
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ImageV ID:
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M01C00030AS002
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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