c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 11th cent. BCE
4.1 x 2.6 x 1 cm (1 5/8 x 1 x 3/8 in.) unspecified: 9 g
Fine-grained, buff and dark ocher-colored stone
2nd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent greenish nephrite with decomposed, cream-colored specks; traces of cinnabar
12th-11th century BCEChineseVariegated green, brown, and buff nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseMilky white nephrite with a greenish tinge
5th-1st century BCEChineseTranslucent, bluish celadon-green nephrite with whitish streaks at the perimeter
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGilt and silvered bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseGreen and brown nephrite
1st millennium CEChineseOriginally dark green, but now largely discolored and opaque nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent gray and smoke-brown nephrite
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseMottled green and gray stone
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseCreamy buff-colored nephrite with brownish markings
14th-8th century BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChinese