possibly 1100 - 771 BCE
H. 6 x W. 1.5 x D. 0.4 cm (2 3/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 6 g
Opaque, light buff nephrite with bluish black markings
11th-8th century BCEChineseEarthenware with traces of pigment
8th-12th centuryJapaneseCalcified, bone-colored nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent olive-green nephrite, partily discolored by calcification
11th-8th century BCEChineseMottled greenish and light brown nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseStone
20th centuryChineseTerracotta
RomanBronze with jade fitting and wood handle
20th centuryTibetanStone
ChinesePale celadon-green nephrite with grayish-brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGilt bronze; with lightly incised inscription
12th-14th centuryJapanesePale green and bone-colored, partly calcified and highly polished nephrite
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChinese