206 BCE - 220 CE
4.4 x 3.5 x 14 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Translucent light gray stone with brown markings
ChineseHighly translucent, deep green nephrite with dark speckles
9th century BCEChineseStrongly calcified, ivory-colored nephrite
16th-11th century BCEChineseCreamy brown nephrite; traces of cinnabar
9th-8th century BCEChineseGreenish gray, dark brown, and russet nephrite
5th-4th century BCEChineseTranslucent gray and smoke-brown nephrite
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseOpaque, light greyish brown stone with black veins, resembling old wood
16th-14th century BCEChineseStrongly translucent, white, yellowish, and brown jade with a lustrous polish
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseCast bronze with gold and silver inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseProto-porcelain: stoneware with thin ash glaze
5th-4th century BCEChineseSteel
17th centuryTibetan