possibly Shijiahe culture (?), c. 2500 - c. 2000 BCE
H. 2 x W. 1.9 x D. 1 cm (13/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.) Weight 7 g
Translucent, pale green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled bluish gray-green nephrite with darker markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled black and light gray nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite with light brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBlack and blackish green stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled whitish nephrite with sparse black veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale green nephrite with russet markings and a dark brown spot
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled green nephrite with long whitish streaks and a brownish area; Middle Yellow River basin, Shenmu Shimao contexts
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseBluish gray-green stone with black and light brown markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseDeep black stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseLight gray and pale green, slightly calcified nephrite, polished smooth and glossy
3rd millennium BCEChineseCream-colored and russet stone with dark brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese