12th-11th century BCE
H. 8.7 x W. 2.4 cm (3 7/16 x 15/16 in.) Weight 67 g
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, December 28, 1940] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1940-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Translucent, light brown and cream-colored nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight green nephrite with light brown spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight grayish green nephrite
12th-10th century BCEChineseBlackish nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseBlack nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseCalcified, creamy white stone
16th-11th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseWater buffalo horn, metal, and ceramic
19th-20th centuryChineseGreen nephrite; the incised designs probably modern
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseStrongly calcified, originally gray-green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChinese