L. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Stone
20th centuryChineseTranslucent, light brown nephrite with slightly corroded and opaque areas
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent pale green and light brown nephrite showing incipient calcification
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStrongly translucent, pale green and smoke-colored nephrite
3rd century BCEChineseBone-colored stone with dark gray markings
ChineseStrongly calcified, originally gray-green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGreen nephrite; the incised designs probably modern
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseTranslucent, milky white nephrite with brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChinesePale green and bone-colored, partly calcified and highly polished nephrite
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseOriginally translucent, deep brownish green nephrite has mostly turned opaque ocher, while some areas show white, softened substance resulting from calcification
ChineseHighly polished gray nephrite with dark brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChinesePale sea-green nephrite turned mottled brown and buff on the exterior
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese