5th-3rd century BCE
L. 16 x W. 1.7 cm (6 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Stone
20th centuryChineseOpaque, greenish brown and gray stone; cinnabar remaining in the grooves
1st millennium BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseTranslucent pale green nephrite with sparse white speckles
11th-8th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChinesePolished, originally light bluish nephrite, largely discolored and softened
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseEvenly light gray-green nephrite
5th century BCEChineseLight greenish gray nephrite with brown markings, polished to a hard gloss
1st-3rd century CEChineseLight gray, russet, and dark brown nephrite
4th-3rd century BCEChineseMottled light brown stone with fine dark veins; traces of cinnabar on the surface
16th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent, light gray-green and brown nephrite with an opaque bone-colored area
20th centuryChineseGreenish-gray, partially translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinese