16th-11th century BCE
L. 29 x W. 6 x Thickness (of blade) 0.5 cm (11 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 251 g
Black nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseSilvered bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseHighly polished, faintly translucent, cream-colored and gray-green nephrite
4th century BCEChineseMottled green and gray stone
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseTranslucent bluish green stone with light gray and brownish markings
ChineseOpaque, bluish gray-green nephrite that has turned a dull buff and light brown color over a large part of the surface
16th-11th century BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseGilt and silvered bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseHeavy piece of olive-green nephrite with smoke-brown and buff clouds
3rd century BCEChinesePale greenish nephrite with brown markings and streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlack stone with a dark gray band and faint grayish markings
2nd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale green nephrite with two smoke-brown areas
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese