12th-11th century BCE
H. 6 x W. 2 x D. 1.5 cm (2 3/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.) Weight 19 g
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Bronze
ChineseGreen, highly translucent nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseLight gray, russet, and dark brown nephrite
4th-3rd century BCEChineseBluish green and buff, partly discolored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseBuff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseSea-green translucent nephrite with brownish clouds and dark brown veins
11th-8th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
12th centuryJapaneseOpaque, light greyish brown stone with black veins, resembling old wood
16th-14th century BCEChineseWhitish stone with stained surface
20th centuryEvenly light gray-green nephrite
5th century BCEChineseOpaque, creamy buff nephrite, the surface of which is polished perfectly smooth and shiny
12th-10th century BCEChinese