A PARTLY CALCIFIED CELADON JADE OCTAGONAL PLUG HAN DYNASTY

of octagonal section, the stone of a pale celadon colour with calcified areas

This type, of octagonal section, is usually found in the pelvis area of the tomb's occupant, probably placed in the rectum during the inhumation rituals. For similar examples, see excavations from the mausoleum of the Prince of Jibei, Changqing, Jinan city, Shandong province, illustrated in Gu Fang, The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 4, Beijing, 2005, p. 228.