nephriteChinese ArtjadeArtcarvingLate Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)Charles Lang Freer collection
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Thick ring with large perforation, possibly a bracelet; semi-translucent, mottled yellows and maple-leaf reds; areas of silvery incrustation and incipient disintegration. (Two smoothed chips on rim.)