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
Evenly light green, highly translucent nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseMildly translucent, light gray nephrite
12th-10th century BCEChinesePale sea-green nephrite turned mottled brown and buff on the exterior
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseFine-grained nephrite of the color of old ivory, without any signs of calcification
ChineseLight gray and grayish brown stone
ChineseStone
20th centuryChineseBronze with greenish patina
6th-5th century BCEChineseLight buff, slightly translucent nephrite with bluish gray spots and black markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque, bone-colored and dark olive-green jade with traces of a dull reddish pigment
ChineseGreenish-gray, partially translucent nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, mottled green nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinese