Faintly greenish, almost colorless glass, the surface of which is coated with an unevenly creamy white and slightly irridescent substance, probably due to weathering and decomposition

3rd-1st century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Miniature Jade Dagger-Axe ("Ge")

Unknown Artist, c. 1699 BCE -1028 BCE

Nephrite

2nd millennium BCEChinese

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Ornamental Jade Plaque (one of a pair)

Unknown Artist, 6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE

Strongly calcified bone-white nephrite

6th-5th century BCEChinese

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Triangular Jade Plaque Shaped as a Bird (from a set of five plaques)

Unknown Artist, possibly 1100 - 771 BCE

Buff, partly calcified nephrite

11th-8th century BCEChinese

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Jade Scepter (Gui), one of a pair with 1941.172

Unknown Artist, 20th century

Stone

20th centuryChinese

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Ornament in the Form of an Animal Tooth (One of Two)

Unknown Artist

Ivory with traces of cinnabar

Chinese

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SMALL PI

Unknown Artist, 20th century

Stone

20th centuryChinese

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Jade Buffalo in the Round

Unknown Artist, 12th-11th century BCE

Deep sea-green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite, carved in the round

12th-11th century BCEChinese

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Concave-Walled Jade Cylinder (One of a Pair)

Unknown Artist, c. 3500 BCE - c. 2500 BCE

Nephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots

4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese

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Jade Cicada

Unknown Artist, 25 CE - 220 CE

Translucent, dull green and buff nephrite

1st-3rd century CEChinese

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Sarcophagus-Shaped Reliquary Box

Unknown Artist, late 7th cent. - 9th cent.

Gilt and silvered bronze

7th-9th centuryChinese