Annular disk (bi)

A flat, round disk of pale cream-green stone with a wide central hole, its surface mottled with faint darker flecks and a slightly worn, polished finish. The disk fills most of the frame, centered on a plain gray ground, showing its even edges and smooth outline.

Look closer: A small dark chip or nick sits on the right edge of the disk.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-3rd millennium BCE

Medium

Jade (nephrite)

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 3002 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1917