206 BCE - 9 CE
23 x 3.4 x 3.9 cm (9 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.) unspecified: 219 g
Strongly calcified, warm ivory nephrite
6th-5th century BCEChineseLight bluish gray translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseYellow and amber-colored stone with dark brown veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight green glass, with a brittle, creamy brown surface layer
3rd-1st century BCEChineseOriginally translucent, deep brownish green nephrite has mostly turned opaque ocher, while some areas show white, softened substance resulting from calcification
ChineseWhitish stone with stained surface
20th centuryHighly translucent pale green and opaque cream-colored nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseTranslucent, deep celadon-green nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseHighly-polished, translucent, light gray-green jade with dark marginal markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBrown and cream-colored, partly decomposed nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStrongly calcified bone-white nephrite
6th-5th century BCEChineseMottled green and buff nephrite
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