19th century
H. 11.7 x W. 1.6 cm (4 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Gold with translucent, light gray nephrite and glass inlays
4th-3rd century BCEChineseHeavily calcified, ivory-colored nephrite with sparse cinnabar stains
16th-11th century BCEChineseBluish green and buff, partly discolored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent, light gray-green nephrite with fine black veins
11th-8th century BCEChineseMottled bluish gray-green nephrite with darker markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDeep sea-green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite, carved in the round
12th-11th century BCEChineseClear, bluish green, highly translucent nephrite
11th-10th century BCEChineseLight gray and russet, translucent stone with whitish and dark gray markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite with light brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight green and brown nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseDark olive-green neprhite with cream-colored streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight gray stone and green and yellowish nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChinese