3rd-2nd century BCE
L. 14.4 x D. 3.4 x W. 1.8 cm (5 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.) Weight 92 g
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Gilt bronze
14th centuryJapaneseVery light green and cream-colored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGreenish gray and black stone
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGreenish brown and cream-colored, partly calcified and rather opaque nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseOpaque, creamy brown nephrite
11th-10th century BCEChineseOpaque, bluish gray-green nephrite that has turned a dull buff and light brown color over a large part of the surface
16th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque, bone-colored nephrite with a few dark green spots; partly coated with red pigment
ChineseMixed copper alloy
8th-5th century BCEGreekGray-green translucent nephrite with brown markings and flaws
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseVariegated brown and yellow nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseTranslucent, pale celadon-green nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese