206 BCE - 9 CE (?)
L. 4.1 x W. 1.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1/2 in.) unspecified: 12 g
Opaque buff nephrite with traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight green and black nephrite
1st millennium CEChineseDark brown and beige mottled nephrite
3rd century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseBone-colored stone with dark gray markings
ChineseDark olive-green neprhite with cream-colored streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBone-colored, highly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite with small, whitish clouds
2nd millennium BCEChineseCreamy white nephrite, clouded with light gray, beginning to decompose at the now blunted point of the blade
16th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish brown and buff, slightly calcified nephrite, showing traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseBrownish and yellow translucent nephrite
ChineseBrown nephrite with light brown markings
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