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XXIII. Decorated Jade Disks of the Type pi 164 



Fig. 1. Badge of Rank with Two Hydras in Relief. Cat. 



No. 1 16583. 

 Fig. 2. Badge of Rank with "Grain" Pattern. Cat. No. 



1 16580. 

 Fig. 3. Jade Disk with Two Hydras and Spiral Decorations. 



Cat. No. 1 1 658 1. 

 Fig. 4. Jade Disk with Engraved Hatchet Design on Both 



Faces. Cat. No. 1 16582. 

 Fig. 5. Flat Jade Disk with Engraved Meander Ornaments. 



Cat. No. 1 16579. 

 Fig. 6. Jade kuei pi used in Sacrificing to the Sun, Moon and 



Stars. Cat. No. 11 6591. 

 Fig. 7. Fragment of Jade Disk. Cat No. 1 16586. 



XXIV. Jade Disk pi (Upper and Lower Faces, a and h). Cat. No. 



116584. . 165 



XXV. Jade Rings , 166 



Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5. Jade Rings of the Type yuan. Cat. Nos. 



1 16572, 1 16573, 116571, 1 16576. 

 Fig. 3. Fragment of Jade Disk. Cat. No. 1 16585. 

 Fig. 6. Unique Jadeite Ring with Projecting Ridge. Cat. 



No. 1 16587. 

 Fig. 7. Ring of Red Agate. Cat. No. 1 16588. 



XXVI. Jade Ring of the Type huan. Cat. No. 11 6574 167 



XXVII. Coins and Seals 190 



Fig. 1. Jade Knife-Coin of Wang Mang. Cat. No. 1 16609. 

 Figs. 2, 3. Copper Knife-Coins of Wang Mang. Cat. Nos. 



116610, 116611. 

 Figs. 4, 5. Jade Seals. Cat. Nos. 116608, 1 16607. 



XXVIII. Jade Ornaments of the Han Period 202 



Fig. 1. Lower Side-Piece of a Girdle-Pendant. Cat. No. 



1 16546. 

 Fig. 2. Half-Ring kueh. Cat. No. 1 16556. 

 Figs. 3, 4. Axe-Shaped Girdle-Ornaments. Cat. Nos. 1 16606, 



1 16605. 

 Fig. 5. Girdle-Ornament in Shape of Fungus of Immortality. 



Cat. No. 1 16558. 

 Fig. 6. Ornament for Scabbard. Cat. No. 1 16568. 

 Fig. 7. Archer's Thumb-Ring. Cat. No. 1 16570. 

 XXIX. (Colored.) Jade Girdle-Ornaments of Women, Han Period. Cat. 



Nos. 1 16555, 1 16552, 1 16553, 1 16554 233 



XXX. Designs on the Lower Faces of the Girdle-Ornaments in Figs. 1, 



3 and 4 of Preceding Plate 233 



XXXI. Jade Girdle-Pendants 241 



Fig. 1. Carving of Reclining Horse and Monkey. Cat. No. 



1 16594. 

 Fig. 2. Carving of Elephant. Cat. No. 1 16597. 

 Fig. 3. Carving of Recumbent Cow with Calf. Cat. No. 

 1 16594. 



