Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
24 x 6.3 x 0.8 cm (9 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/16 in.) unspecified: 227 g
Light green and brownish, strongly translucent nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseGrayish green stone with light gray veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCreamy white nephrite with dark green markings, polished to a brilliant gloss
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight yellowish green jade with decomposed white streaks
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseBone-colored, highly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled green, bluish green, and buff nephrite
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale celadon-green nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBlackish brown nephrite, turning deep gold-brown at the translucent edges
3rd millennium BCEChineseBlack and blackish green stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled bluish gray-green nephrite with darker markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese