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Perforated Disc (Pi)

Perforated Disc (Pi)

3000–2000 BCE
(3000s–2000s BCE)
jade
Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); Inner diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.628
Location: not on view
  • ?–1915
    (Dr. John C. Ferguson 福開森 [1866–1945], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1915–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Catalogue of the Inaugural Exhibition June 6-September 20, 1916. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1916. cat. no. 125 archive.org
    Palmedo, Philip F. Deep Affinities: Art and Science. New York; London: Abbeville Press Publishers, 2020. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 102, fig. 5.18
  • {{cite web|title=Perforated Disc (Pi)|url=false|author=|year=3000–2000 BCE|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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