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
Dark olive-green nephrite with discolored buff areas
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGlass and quartz
13th centuryJapaneseTranslucent light green stone with large, opaque buff-colored areas
ChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseBluish gray nephrite, partly calcified, with traces of soil and cinnabar
16th-11th century BCEChineseClouded, translucent grayish green nephrite with variegated light brown markings on one side and large areas of dark brown and grass-green on the other; with imperially inscribed poem around the rim dating to 1766
4th century BCEChineseBuff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseWarm gray translucent nephrite with russet markings and dark brown, nearly opaque areas
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseGreen and black nephrite
ChineseDark olive-green nephrite with discolored buff areas
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseCalcified greenish brown nephrite blade with traces of cinnabar; bronze socket inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent light gray stone with white speckles
20th centuryChinese