probably 1100 - 771 BCE
H. 2.2 x W. 2.9 x D. 0.3 cm (7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in.) Weight 3 g
Metal
ChineseLight gray stone and green and yellowish nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseCreamy white nephrite, beautifully polished but partly calcified; cinnabar stains on the left side of the blade
16th-11th century BCEChineseCreamy yellow, slightly translucent nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-14th century BCEChineseGilt and silvered bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseTranslucent, light gray-green stone with brown clouds
19th-20th centuryChineseOriginally light green, now decomposed, whitish nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseEarthenware with traces of cold painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseTranslucent, pale gray-green nephrite with black speckles
11th-8th century BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite blade with brown and dark gray markings; bronze socket
ChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseWhitish nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChinese