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118. A P air of Large Archaic Jade P endants ( Huang )
Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)
each dark green jade plaque in the form of a shallow arc with angled ends cut flat, with a line of
incised inscription on one end, decorated on both sides with incised spirals on low rounded bosses
in a geometric grid enclosed by simple line borders, the surface altered in burial to cloudy beige on
the reverse, pierced at the center edge for stringing.

Length 7 ⁄8 inches (20 cm)
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Compare the similar pair of jade plaques unearthed from a Han dynasty tomb in Wanggoucun, Jingning, Gansu province,
illustrated by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 15, Gansu,
Qinghai, Ningxia, Xingjiang, Beijing, 2005, p. 100.

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119. An Archaic Jade Disc ( Bi )
Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)
decorated on both sides with incised spirals on low rounded bosses in a geometric grid enclosed by
simple line borders around the inner aperture and outer rim, the polished surface with encrusted
earth and remains of cinnabar red from burial.
Diameter 6 ⁄8 inches (16.2 cm)
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Compare the similar jade bi disc unearthed from a Han dynasty tomb in Wanggoucun, Jingning, Gansu province, illustrated
by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 15, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia,
Xinjiang, Beijing, 2005, p. 98.

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