probably 1100 - 771 BCE
H. 2.1 x W. 3.5 x D. 0.3 cm (13/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/8 in.) Weight 5 g
Green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseDark muddy gray-brown nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseProbably nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseCalcified celadon-colored nephrite; coated with patches of cinnabar
14th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent stone in a relatively dark shade of celadon-green, becoming a greenish brown along the straight edge which has no teeth
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseLight brown and cream-colored translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent, light gray-green nephrite with fine black veins
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight gray nephrite with bluish black specks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseDiscolored, calcified nephrite, coated with cinnabar
ChineseBuff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseDark gray-green opaque, partly discolored nephrite
16th-11th century BCEChineseCarved wood with ink and mineral pigments(?) (originally with dharani-wrapped rice grain)
15th-16th centuryJapanese