c. 1100 - 771 BCE
H. 14.5 x W. 7.2 x D. 7.2 cm (5 11/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.) Weight 1072 g
Mottled light brown stone with fine dark veins; traces of cinnabar on the surface
16th-11th century BCEChineseFaintly translucent nephrite of olive-green color; traces of cinnabar
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent pale green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent greenish nephrite with decomposed, cream-colored specks; traces of cinnabar
12th-11th century BCEChinesePale bluish green nephrite in an advanced state of calcification
16th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent, dull green and buff nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseDeep celadon-green and cream-colored, partly calcified nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseWhitish green nephrite with markings and a short, dark vein; traces of cinnabar
16th-14th century BCEChinesePale green translucent nephrite with brownish markings
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseTranslucent olive-green, partly discolored nephrite with traces of red pigment
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight green nephrite with light brown spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
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