Bi (funerary sculpture)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > sculpture (visual work) > <sculpture by function> > funerary sculpture

Descripción

Neolithic Chinese objects in the form of a disc with a hole in the center. Usually made from jade and found at burial sites. There is much speculation on the function of these objects, though they are generally thought to represent the heavens, or the sun.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265726

Otros términos

  • bi [zh]
  • bi-schijf [nl]
  • bi discs [en]
  • pi (funerary sculpture) [en]
  • pi [zh]