Chinese Green Jade Bi Disc- Liangzhu-Funeral Charm Archaic-Style Neolithic Stone

Description

Chinese Green Jade Bi Disc- Liangzhu-Funeral Charm Archaic-Style Neolithic Hardstone
Green Jade
79.375 (3 1/8")
Pendant Amulet
Hand Carved and Polished
Smooth and Cool To the Touch
Empowering
Stone rings were being made by the peoples of eastern China as early as the fifth millennium B.C.E. Jade discs have been found carefully laid on the bodies of the dead in tombs of the Hongshan culture (about 3800-2700 B.C.E.), a practice which was continued by later Neolithic cultures. Large and heavy jade discs, appear to have been an innovation of the Liangzhu culture (about 3000-2000 B.C.E.), although they are not found in all major Liangzhu tombs. The term bi is applied to wide discs with proportionately small central holes.
Archaic Hardstone Round Discs with Concentric circles called bi (Pronounced bee). Perfected by the Liangzhu culture from the Northeast of China in the Neolithic era. These were funerary objects. The exact meaning is unknown but it is felt they were meant to help the soul on its journey to heaven. Neolithic Bi were undecorated
Minor wear and Surface Scratching from use and age. Natural Material with inherent imperfections and characteristics of Handmade items. Center Hole is not perfectly centered. Please Look over the photos
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