The archaic jade carved ornament is of flattened cylindrical form, exterior carved with stylized ruyi patterns, the jade is of smooth white color tone with reddish patches and mottled interior.|Han Dynasty period.||Length: 2 in (5.1 cm)|漢 玉琮|玉琮是中國古代用於祭祀的玉質筒狀物，最早的玉琮距今約五千多年。在玉器中，琮是用於祭地的玉器。玉琮為中國古代重要禮器之一，與璧、圭、璋、琥、璜等玉器作為“六器”、 “六瑞”。此玉琮外方內圓，受沁呈紅褐色，通體打磨規整，雕工精湛。