date uncertain
W. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Nephrite
ChineseMixed copper alloy
6th-9th centuryByzantineMilky, pale green and light brown translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent olive-green nephrite handle (Shang period); bronze blade inlaid with turquoise and gold foil (Warring States or Han period)
16th-11th century BCEChinesePale green nephrite mounted on the fragment of a tanged, iron blade
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseWhite jadeite with emerald-green markings, the stone of Burmese origin
19th centuryChineseCalcite
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseCopper
19th centuryTibetanLight green stone with whitish clouds
8th-5th century BCEChineseCalcified, grayish white nephrite, originally greenish in color
12th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent, pale green nephrite with two smoke-brown areas
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese