probably Longshan culture, c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Diam. 16.2 x Thickness 0.3 cm (6 3/8 x 1/8 in.) 109 g
Mottled light gray and brown stone
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite with slightly calcified, cream-colored clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale sea-green nephrite turned mottled brown and buff on the exterior
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseVariegated apple-green serpentine with grayish white clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBluish gray-green stone with dark gray veins and a few buff areas
3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled whitish nephrite with sparse black veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDark green, fairly translucent stone with light gray and gold-brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBlackish green and light greenish gray nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseA creamy gray-colored, fine-grained, opaque stone, polished to a soft sheen
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLargely calcified, ivory-colored jade with a few dimly translucent, olive-green spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBluish green and gray nephrite with buff markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese