date uncertain
L. 12.3 x W. 2.5 cm (4 13/16 x 1 in.)
Translucent, light greenish gray nephrite with light brown markings and creamy white calcified streaks
ChineseMottled dark brown and deep olive-green, fine-grained stone
2nd millennium BCEChineseYellowish gray translucent nephrite with signs of incipient calcification
3rd-1st century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseMottled green and gray nephrite blade with dark brown markings and with deposits of earth and bronze oxide on both faces; bronze socket inlaid with turquoise
12th-11th century BCEChineseWhitish translucent nephrite with a few brown markings
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseBlue-green stone with surface treated to suggest weathering
17th-20th centuryChinesePale green, blackish brown, and russet nephrite with minor flaws
19th-20th centuryChineseLight gray and grayish brown stone
ChineseBuff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseDiscolored, calcified nephrite, coated with cinnabar
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