4th-3rd century BCE
L. 15.4 x W. 4.1 x D. 3.2 cm (6 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.) Weight 230 g
[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, January 18, 1934] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1934-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Green and brown nephrite
1st millennium CEChineseSmoothly polished, opaque buff and cream-colored nephrite
14th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent greenish nephrite with decomposed, cream-colored specks; traces of cinnabar
12th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent greenish and gray nephrite of lighter and darker hues
4th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent light green nephrite with creamy white speckles caused by calcification.
12th-10th century BCEChineseCast bronze
6th-5th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
17th-18th centuryTibetanCast bronze with greenish patina
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlackish brown nephrite
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseCeladon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseLight gray-green and opaque grayish brown nephrite with a dull surface finish
5th-3rd century BCEChinese