Jade Bi Disc with double-bodied dragon and phoenix pattern

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Jade bi disc with cross-like design, National Palace Museum

Wide and depressed cutting marks are visible on the surface where the "nail marks" of the design were extended and deepened by the tuo drill.

Jade Bi Disc with double-bodied dragon and phoenix pattern
Late Warring States Period to early Western Han dynasty
circa 275-141 B.C.E.


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Jade bi disc with cross-like design, National Palace Museum
Taken on  Sunday 27th of May 2018
Device: Motorola
Model: XT1585
Genre:  275 - 141 B.C.
Source:  Taipei, Taiwan

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