c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 11th cent. BCE
12.6 x 1.4 cm (4 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Strongly calcified and partly decomposed nephrite
ChineseEvenly light gray-green nephrite
5th century BCEChineseOpaque buff nephrite with traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, light grayish green nephrite
ChineseGreen stone
4th-1st millennium BCEChineseGrayish yellow, marble-like stone with gray markings and surface cracks
16th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque, bone-colored and dark olive-green jade with traces of a dull reddish pigment
ChineseCreamy buff stone with brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent pale green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseLight olive-green, strongly translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinese