Bi (funerary sculpture)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

comunicación verbal y visual > obras visuales > obras visuales > <obras visuales por medio o técnica> > esculturas > <esculturas por función> > esculturas funerarias

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]