possibly 11th-10th century BCE
W. 1.6 x L. 9.1 x Thickness 0.5 cm (5/8 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 14 g
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Gilt bronze
12th centuryJapanesePale greenish nephrite with calcified, cream-colored spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight gray, russet, and dark brown nephrite
4th-3rd century BCEChineseBone-colored, partly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
2nd millennium BCEChineseClouded pale green and bluish green nephrite
10th-9th century BCEChineseBronze with greenish patina
6th-5th century BCEChineseBlack stone with a dark gray band and faint grayish markings
2nd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent creamy brown nephrite partly covered by a calcareous deposit
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, bluish celadon-green nephrite with whitish streaks at the perimeter
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGreenish gray and blackish, faintly translucent stone with calcified areas
5th-3rd century BCEChineseDark olive-green neprhite with cream-colored streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGreen nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinese