12th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
24.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 cm (9 3/4 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 229 g
Green nephrite; the incised designs probably modern
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseBlue-green stone with surface treated to suggest weathering
17th-20th centuryChineseOpaque gray stone
8th-5th century BCEChineseBluish green nephrite with extensive, calcified white areas
ChineseWood covered with leather; cloth tassel
19th centuryTibetanPolished, translucent, pale greenish gray nephrite with buff, calcified spots
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseOpaque, light brownish green and slightly calcified cream-colored nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseBluish gray-green stone with dark gray veins and a few buff areas
3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, mottled green nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseOpaque brownish gray nephrite enclosing a large area of translucent bluish green nephrite with whitish clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseStrongly calcified, ivory-colored nephrite; traces of cinnabar
12th-11th century BCEChinesePale green nephrite with russet markings and a dark brown spot
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese