206 BCE - 9 CE
5.9 x 1.9 cm (2 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Creamy white nephrite with dark green markings, polished to a brilliant gloss
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTortoise shell
ChineseSerpentine
ChineseVery light green and cream-colored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseOriginally translucent, soft green nephrite now partially calcified to an opaque ivory color
8th-5th century BCEChineseSpeckled dark greenish and buff jade; traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
11th centuryJapaneseTranslucent light gray stone with brown markings
ChineseStone
ChineseBlackish nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseSemi-transluscent pale olive-green nephrite with brown patches
ChineseLight green nephrite with tan spots, turning dark brown at the lower end
3rd millennium BCEChinese