3rd century BCE
H. 3.4 x W. 1.8 x D. 1.3 cm (1 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.) Weight 10 g
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Olive-green nephrite
1st millennium BCEChineseMilky white glass with chalky corrosion
3rd-1st century BCEChineseBluish green and buff, partly discolored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGilt bronze with nephrite and turquoise inlay
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseCalcite
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGold with translucent, light gray nephrite and glass inlays
4th-3rd century BCEChineseDark brown and beige mottled nephrite
3rd century BCEChineseGray-green and creamy light brown, largely opaque nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlackish brown nephrite
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseOpaque, greenish brown and gray stone; cinnabar remaining in the grooves
1st millennium BCEChinesePolished, translucent, pale greenish gray nephrite with buff, calcified spots
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseCream-colored nephrite with light brown and gray markings
5th-3rd century BCEChinese