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Description

Bi disc of white jade carved on both sides in low relief with bird-headed scrolls interlacing in pairs and grain pattern: China, Han dynasty, 206 BC - 220 AD

Museum reference

A.1938.383

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

206 BC - 220

Style / Culture

Han Dynasty, Chinese

Materials

Jade

Physical description

White jade with brown marking; carved on both sides in low relief with bird-headed scrolls interlacing in pairs and grain pattern

Associations

K.C. Wong Collection

Exhibitions

Ming: The Golden Empire (27 Jun 2014 - 19 Oct 2014)
National Museum of Scotland

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