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Ceremonial Disk with Grain Pattern (Bi)
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Jade disks of later centuries developed from the Neolithic period’s plain design to incorporate dense surface decoration. This example bears raised dots with finely incised spirals--so-called grain patterns--arranged in diagonal rows.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCeremonial Disk with Grain Pattern (Bi) (玉穀紋璧), 475–221 BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Jade (nephrite); diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.567
