16th-8th century BCE
H. 8.5 x W. 2.5 x D. 0.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 x 5/16 in.) Weight 53 g
Opaque, bone-colored stone, partially decomposed
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBluish green and buff, partly discolored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseDark olive-green neprhite with cream-colored streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight creamy brown, mildly translucent nephrite, smoothly polished
11th-8th century BCEChineseGray-green and cream-colored nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight gray and pale green, slightly calcified nephrite, polished smooth and glossy
3rd millennium BCEChineseOpaque stone, mottled bluish gray and whitish, with adherences of soil
ChineseCast bronze with inlays of gold, silver, and turquoise
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStrongly calcified, ivory-colored nephrite; traces of cinnabar and earth
12th-11th century BCEChineseCast bronze with greenish patina
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent, light celadon-green nephrite with blackish brown streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChinesePale yellowish green translucent nephrite with tan and brown markings
5th-4th century BCEChinese