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
Celadon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseMottled dark brown and deep olive-green, fine-grained stone
2nd millennium BCEChinesePale greenish nephrite with calcified, cream-colored spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent, pale celadon-green nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBlack serpentine
16th-11th century BCEChineseStone
ChinesePale green nephrite with whitish markings and a glossy polish
4th century BCEChineseThirteen sections of nephrite of varying shades, held together by an iron core
4th-3rd century BCEChineseVariegated apple-green serpentine with grayish white clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseFinely polished, partly calcified light brown nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight green nephrite with tan spots, turning dark brown at the lower end
3rd millennium BCEChinese