11th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE
8.8 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm (3 7/16 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 7 g
Fairly translucent, ivory-colored nephrite with traces of cinnabar and earth adhering to the surface
ChineseCreamy white nephrite, beautifully polished but partly calcified; cinnabar stains on the left side of the blade
16th-11th century BCEChineseCreamy buff stone with brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled bluish green nephrite that has largely turned to an opaque, light buff color with dark brown markings
14th-8th century BCEChineseBlack nephrite with faint markings
2nd millennium BCEChineseOpaque, creamy brown nephrite
11th-10th century BCEChineseGreenish buff, much calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseHighly translucent, bluish gray nephrite with light brown veins
14th-8th century BCEChineseClear, light green nephrite
14th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque, greenish brown and gray stone; cinnabar remaining in the grooves
1st millennium BCEChineseStone
MongolianStone
Chinese