JADE NOTCHED DISK LONGSHAN

14 JADE NOTCHED DISK

LONGSHAN CULTURE 3000 - 2000 BC Diameter: 6 3/8 inches (16 cm)

This pale green jade carving is a somewhat later version of the Disk shown in Item 15. It again has three primary pointed notches or teeth arranged around the perimeter. In between each primary tooth are carved 25 very small teeth. The significance of these small teeth is not known.