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
Mottled, olive-greenish nephrite with whitish markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseLargely calcified, ivory-colored jade with a few dimly translucent, olive-green spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled gray-green and dark brown stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, evenly pale green stone of a celadon hue with whitish specks
3rd millennium BCEChineseYellow and amber-colored stone with dark brown veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBlackish green and light greenish gray nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight green nephrite with tan spots, turning dark brown at the lower end
3rd millennium BCEChineseCalcified, whitish nephrite; only a few spots of the original dark green color remain
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCream-colored nephrite with light brown markings and a dark brown area at the edge
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCream-colored and russet stone with dark brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDark gray-green stone with black areas and light markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled olive-green and deep russet nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese