475 BCE - 221 BCE
0.5 x 4 cm (3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Translucent, mottled green nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseLight bluish gray translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseOriginally greenish-colored nephrite, now calcified chalk-white, with earth and cinnabar adhering to the surface
11th-10th century BCEChineseBone-colored, highly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDark green nephrite with remains of cinnabar on both sides
10th-9th century BCEChineseBone
14th-13th century BCEEgyptianStrongly translucent, apple-green nephrite with brown streaks and with opaque, light brown areas where calcification has taken place
11th-8th century BCEChineseOlive-green nephrite
1st millennium BCEChineseOpaque, light greyish brown stone with black veins, resembling old wood
16th-14th century BCEChineseStone
ChineseBrownish and yellow translucent nephrite
ChineseStone
20th centuryChinese