19th century
H. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Black nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinesePale celadon-green nephrite with grayish-brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseFine-grained, smoothly polished, variegated light and dark brown nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChinesePale greenish nephrite with calcified, cream-colored spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBrown nephrite
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseOriginally light green, now decomposed, whitish nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinesePale yellowish green translucent nephrite with tan and brown markings
5th-4th century BCEChineseGreenish gray nephrite with whitish streaks; with gold leaf
16th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish gray and black stone
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseBronze, partially gilt and with gold inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBluish gray-green stone with black and light brown markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseWhitish, almost transparent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChinese