late 19th cent. - early 20th cent.
4.3 x 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 14 g
Translucent, pale celadon-green nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite blade with brown and dark gray markings; bronze socket
ChineseTranslucent bluish green stone with light gray and brownish markings
ChineseMottled gray-green nephrite
1st millennium CEChineseGreenish gray and black stone
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGreenish gray and blackish, faintly translucent stone with calcified areas
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight gray and reddish brown translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStrongly calcified, ivory-colored nephrite; traces of cinnabar and earth
12th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish gray, dimly translucent stone of homogeneous color and texture
8th-5th century BCEChineseDeep green, translucent, very slightly calcified nephrite
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseVariegated green, gray, and yellowish brown stone
19th-20th centuryChineseTranslucent light gray stone with brown markings
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